DowneasterPassenger
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My companion and I had a wonderful trip to California that included a mostly very pleasant segment on the Coast Starlight from Oakland to Los Angeles. I guess the Starlight is running a later schedule now, because it was roughly 11am to 11pm. Anyway we booked ahead and got the roomette for a reasonable price, partly because I wanted her to experience the Pacific Parlor car and partly because we just go to bed early and thought sleeping from sunset to midnight would be a good idea, before arriving in LA and transferring to our hotel.
Unfortunately the sleeping car attendant never came by to make up our bed. I folded down the two seats so we could lay down. The attendant was nowhere to be found. I looked in the upper bunk and found what appeared to be the dirty sheets and mattress used by someone the night before. We ended up laying down for a few hours of sleep on the unmade beds.
I wondered if it was standard procedure to leave the sleeper beds unmade unless the trip is a full overnight?
Unfortunately the sleeping car attendant never came by to make up our bed. I folded down the two seats so we could lay down. The attendant was nowhere to be found. I looked in the upper bunk and found what appeared to be the dirty sheets and mattress used by someone the night before. We ended up laying down for a few hours of sleep on the unmade beds.
I wondered if it was standard procedure to leave the sleeper beds unmade unless the trip is a full overnight?
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