Mailliw
OBS Chief
Are VIA sleeping car attendants accommodated in the sleeping cars like on Amtrak or in crew dorms? Or does VIA not have SCAs per se like Amtrak does?
When I was aboard The Canadian in 2018, the car attendant for the segment between Winnipeg and Vancouver was accommodated in the bedroom immediately next to mine.Are VIA sleeping car attendants accommodated in the sleeping cars like on Amtrak or in crew dorms? Or does VIA not have SCAs per se like Amtrak does?
The title of this thread makes me smile...
On cruise ships, the cruise director will often entertain the passenger's with the funniest questions he/she has received over the years, such as, " what time is the midnight buffet?", or, "does this elevator take you to the front of the ship?"...but their favorite is often, "where do the crew sleep...do they sleep on the ship?"
Or does VIA not have SCAs per se like Amtrak does?
IIRC, they split 3 sleepers between two attendants. Each does 1/2 of the middle sleeper....They do. I think it’s only 1 per 2 cars if I remember correctly. The Heritage Roomettes do not require the attendant to convert the beds as it’s a simple Murphy bed so it’s not quite the same work load. Plus the attendants don’t put out ice or drinks like on Amtrak.
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