hi everybody.
at the end of this week, the gf and i will take a regional from nyp to was, then the capitol limited to chicago (and then the blue water to battle creek, after a visit to the chicago christkindlmarkt ). we have a roomette on the CL, coach on the others.
we'll be carrying a number of christmas presents, plus clothing for a couple weeks. i expect we'll have in total:
1 suitcase that used to fit under an airplane seat before those seats got so tiny
1 larger suitcase
3-4 smaller bags (backpack, small duffel, and one tote each?)
i don't mind leaving the suitcases on the lower level luggage rack once on the CL, and i'm not worried about being crowded in the roomette (we're small and unfussy.)
i'm not sure whether to schlep the suitcases on the possibly crowded regional or to check them through from nyp to chi (presumably on the LSL).
if we do check them, do you know how we go about picking them up in chi, since we won't be coming in on the same train they are? i assume that, since we'll be coming into chi on a sleeper, we'll be able to check them in the met lounge while we fill up on bratwurst.
at the end of this week, the gf and i will take a regional from nyp to was, then the capitol limited to chicago (and then the blue water to battle creek, after a visit to the chicago christkindlmarkt ). we have a roomette on the CL, coach on the others.
we'll be carrying a number of christmas presents, plus clothing for a couple weeks. i expect we'll have in total:
1 suitcase that used to fit under an airplane seat before those seats got so tiny
1 larger suitcase
3-4 smaller bags (backpack, small duffel, and one tote each?)
i don't mind leaving the suitcases on the lower level luggage rack once on the CL, and i'm not worried about being crowded in the roomette (we're small and unfussy.)
i'm not sure whether to schlep the suitcases on the possibly crowded regional or to check them through from nyp to chi (presumably on the LSL).
if we do check them, do you know how we go about picking them up in chi, since we won't be coming in on the same train they are? i assume that, since we'll be coming into chi on a sleeper, we'll be able to check them in the met lounge while we fill up on bratwurst.