But E does have one wall that is next to the stairs. Non sharedNo. Nothing is slightly larger on Amtrak. Only the non shared wall room is the Superliner A.
VIA has different set up, so you might be thinking of there sleepers.
But E does have one wall that is next to the stairs. Non sharedNo. Nothing is slightly larger on Amtrak. Only the non shared wall room is the Superliner A.
VIA has different set up, so you might be thinking of there sleepers.
Me bad.But E does have one wall that is next to the stairs. Non shared
Bedroom A looks a bit smaller by about a square foot but I guess that we will get by. The two beds and the bathroom are essential at this point in life. The only concern is that the bathroom door appears not to swing open fully but probably at about 70%. This is our first bedroom A trip ever. Thanks for the photos.
Why bedroom E please?A roomette is fine for one person for one night. I generally go for a bedroom (E is my pick if possible) when traveling 2 nights. The cost is crazy these days compared to even a year ago. Try booking a roomette then doing a bidup to a bedroom to save a few dollars. I'm currently on the CZ..leaving Denver in 3 minutes. The train is far from fully booked. Several empty roomettes and bedrooms. The minimum Bidup from roomette to bedroom price for CHI to GSC was $275 each way. I took a pass. Roomette is fine
It usually must be reserved well in advance of when you plan to travel. 11 months (which is about as far in advance as you can make an Amtrak booking) might work (but not always!) Be sure to talk with a live agent and then specifically request E. While you're at it, request that it is the E in the first or prime sleeper; the one that isn't likely to be removed from the consist if there is an equipment shortage.E is the most popular because it’s at the center of the car (so smoothest ride) and you don’t have a neighbor on both sides. It’s usually the first room to go through.
We usually end up in D (after having first requested E) and we've always been very happy with it.Room "D" would be my preferred room if I had the choice.
The best way to ensure you know what side you're on is to book a room on the transition car. This is the car that runs directly behind the luggage car. Since it's the only superliner that has a "standard level" door, it will always have the side with the stairs pointed forward. The only exception is if the train is run "backwards" where the luggage car is at the rear. I put those in parenthesis because technically, there is no front or rear to the cars, and on rare occations, they will run with the luggage car at the rear. however, 90% of the time on the zephyr the luggage car is right behind the locomotives.I have booked a trip through the Rockies and have room 4 going and 7 for the trip back. They are on opposite sides.
Here's my question, and I hope it makes sense: Will I sit on one side of the train on the way out and another on the way back? In other words, do they turn the cars around at the end of the line? I don't want to sit on the same side for both trips.
You can do it yourself.Having never traveled in a sleeper before, but looking to do so in the near future, I have a question about the roomette.
Is changing the seat to bed mode and back something that I am allowed to or can do myself, or do I need to ask the attendant every time? I feel like I would spend a lot of time lying down and relaxing, but sometimes I may want to sit up. I will be traveling alone, and probably wouldn't want to climb up to the top bunk at all.
There is a graphic showing how to do it on the underside of the table next to your water bottles. It's not complicated.You can do it yourself.
You can also easily put the two lower seats down into bed mode without bringing down all of the bedding if you just want to have a midday nap or rest. Then it's easy to go back to chair mode for the rest of the day. On long trips I have sometimes gone back and forth this way while leaving the bedding for nighttime. I usually leave it to the attendant to haul down the mattress, sheets and blanket (and put them away later), though you can do this yourself too if you prefer.Having never traveled in a sleeper before, but looking to do so in the near future, I have a question about the roomette.
Is changing the seat to bed mode and back something that I am allowed to or can do myself, or do I need to ask the attendant every time? I feel like I would spend a lot of time lying down and relaxing, but sometimes I may want to sit up. I will be traveling alone, and probably wouldn't want to climb up to the top bunk at all.
Not only can they be operated by passengers, but on the underside of the folding table is a graphic showing the passengers how to set up the nighttime configuration.As far as I know, all beds on Amtrak trains can now be operated by passengers, unlike the Pullman era , where it required a special key to unlock the upper berths, or the Porter to make up open sections…
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