Yep! And the Conductor will board you since your attendant,who stays in Roomette #1, will be asleep @ that time!We will be taking the Empire Builder in November and boarding in Sandpoint, Idaho. We have reserved a roomette. Since we get on at 2:00 am, can we expect our roomette to already be made up for sleeping?
I would expect that the attendant would be up to assist boarding passengers at each stop he/she has a passenger. Logically, the conductor and assistant would be up front boarding/deboarding coach passengers, leaving the attendant to take care of their own passengers. Sometimes, attendants in adjacent cars will cover each others' car while they get some rest.Yep! And the Conductor will board you since your attendant,who stays in Roomette #1, will be asleep @ that time!We will be taking the Empire Builder in November and boarding in Sandpoint, Idaho. We have reserved a roomette. Since we get on at 2:00 am, can we expect our roomette to already be made up for sleeping?
Agreed. A roomette can seem a bit small and even "intimidating" at first, but it's pretty amazing what you can do in such a small space.Don't freak out when you see how small the roomette is. Not much room to move around with the lower bed made up.
Trying to find space for whatever luggage you want in your room can be tricky. Many times, I see 'first timers' in the roomette across the hall and they are always surprised at how small it is...especially if they are quite large and/or their suitcase(s) are. I've been amused a number of times when 'first timers' try to lug a giant sized suitcase up the steps to their upper floor accommodation. Unless they're in a bedroom, they'll have no choice but to bring it back down again and put it in the luggage rack.Agreed. A roomette can seem a bit small and even "intimidating" at first, but it's pretty amazing what you can do in such a small space.Don't freak out when you see how small the roomette is. Not much room to move around with the lower bed made up.
I'm a bit puzzled by your statement that the Superliner roomette has more storage space. The rooms seem to be identically sized, but the Viewliner has the cubby over the hallway above the sink/toilet vs the Superliner has a baggage storage area on the lower level and doesn't have a cubby. Although the closet in Superliner Is seems spacious, I think the 'open section' that replaces the closet in the Superliner IIs and Viewliners makes the room feel bigger and leaves space above the floor (Superliner) and shelf above the trash (Viewliner) to store something.The small cubby hole space for luggage located above the door to the Roomette is OK if one has something that will fit into that space and whose arms are long enough to get the luggage into/out of the space.
I find the Viewliner's Roomette luggage storage space to be less than a Superliner's Roomette's storage space.
To be honest, I have not tried to see if my carry-on bags will fit under the seats. Really never thought of trying that, so I do appreciate the thoughts of trying this.
I used to get "Roomettes" in the ol' daze (since retiring the 2 of us get 2 connecting rooms = plenty of space), and I swear the "floor space" was literally about 6" x 18" when made up!Agreed. A roomette can seem a bit small and even "intimidating" at first, but it's pretty amazing what you can do in such a small space.Don't freak out when you see how small the roomette is. Not much room to move around with the lower bed made up.
It's actually more like 40" x 24".I used to get "Roomettes" in the ol' daze (since retiring the 2 of us get 2 connecting rooms = plenty of space), and I swear the "floor space" was literally about 6" x 18" when made up!Agreed. A roomette can seem a bit small and even "intimidating" at first, but it's pretty amazing what you can do in such a small space.Don't freak out when you see how small the roomette is. Not much room to move around with the lower bed made up.
? When the 2 seats are pulled down to make the bed? I remember hardly being able to stand up in the space. Will go downstairs and take some pics next trip.It's actually more like 40" x 24".
Oh yeah, when the bed is down, it's probably about what you said. When you said "when the room is made up", I thought you were referring to the room being in "day mode", not the other way around.? When the 2 seats are pulled down to make the bed? I remember hardly being able to stand up in the space. Will go downstairs and take some pics next trip.It's actually more like 40" x 24".
Sandpoint has surprisingly high ridership for a station that boards in the middle of the night in both directions, but I"m guessing that in November (assuming a non-holiday week), there would only be a handful of people getting on an eastbound train there. If there's just one sleeper passenger boarding (or, one party), there really isn't a huge need for an attendant to be there. Let 'em get some sleep....plenty of time to introduce themselves in the morning.I would expect that the attendant would be up to assist boarding passengers at each stop he/she has a passenger. Logically, the conductor and assistant would be up front boarding/deboarding coach passengers, leaving the attendant to take care of their own passengers. Sometimes, attendants in adjacent cars will cover each others' car while they get some rest.Yep! And the Conductor will board you since your attendant,who stays in Roomette #1, will be asleep @ that time!We will be taking the Empire Builder in November and boarding in Sandpoint, Idaho. We have reserved a roomette. Since we get on at 2:00 am, can we expect our roomette to already be made up for sleeping?
Not in a Superliner...I've found that if you have to change while the lower bunk is down, the best way is to retract the upper bunk and stand on the toilet. Works surprisingly well.
Yeah, no kidding. The fact that I said “stand on the toilet” should make that pretty clear.Not in a Superliner...I've found that if you have to change while the lower bunk is down, the best way is to retract the upper bunk and stand on the toilet. Works surprisingly well.
You could have done that, but it wasn't really necessary...back in those day's, section sleeper's, and even long distance coaches, had a large men's and a women's 'dressing room' lounge around the restroom's where you could change.Consider yourselves lucky. Back in the days of open sections, standard practice was to change from day attire to night clothes and back while lying in your fully made-up berth. And some folks shared their berth (with a traveling companion) to save a few bucks....
Two people would actually share a single berth? I get that open section berths were slightly wider than that of a roomette, but that still sounds absolutely miserable. Also, even if people did change clothes in their berths back then, there's no reason why both people would have to change at the same time. I'm just wondering why two people sharing a berth would make any difference when changing...Consider yourselves lucky. Back in the days of open sections, standard practice was to change from day attire to night clothes and back while lying in your fully made-up berth. And some folks shared their berth (with a traveling companion) to save a few bucks....
That was SOP on troop trains during World War II. Hopefully, the two in the bottom berth were both skinny and didn't snore.Two people would actually share a single berth? I get that open section berths were slightly wider than that of a roomette, but that still sounds absolutely miserable. Also, even if people did change clothes in their berths back then, there's no reason why both people would have to change at the same time. I'm just wondering why two people sharing a berth would make any difference when changing...Consider yourselves lucky. Back in the days of open sections, standard practice was to change from day attire to night clothes and back while lying in your fully made-up berth. And some folks shared their berth (with a traveling companion) to save a few bucks....
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