No. This is an automated alarm attached to the Amfleet cars (and maybe others). 99% of the time when the alarm goes off, it is a false reading or malfunction.
Yes, but the roomette is designed to be able to get out of bed and pop the bed up without leaving the room due to the privacy curtain all roomettes have.
This may actually be the post holiday winter consist. Today's 49 just went thru Poughkeepsie with just 2 coaches. I assume the two on the rear were DH for whatever reason...
Nothing other than the annual Presidents awards, which mostly end up going to corporate employees, other than a few awards given for customer service or to people helping in derailments, etc. You get trip to Wash DC, fancy dinner and a plaque.
I am so glad you finally got hired. You will find a lot of things on the road on your training trips where what you learned in class are quite different than the reality on the train. You will train with some great people and some mediocre people. Just learn and adapt all the things from the...
Usually because they bought a BC ticket and had no idea where to sit. And since they paid extra, the Conductor usually will explain that they paid more to ride in a certain car....but force them? I have never seen it....