Hmm so i should just bring my own stuff to be safe? I have a roomette, but i'm trying not to overpack my carryon....so i'm trying to get as much info as i can.
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I generally pack my own pillows, a basic change of outer clothes such that I can do that once every two days, a change of underclothes for daily changing, and a small bag item containing deodorant, shampoo, and conditioner. I put this into a large bag of the rolling type, sort of a duffle-roller. I also carry neck-pillows, noise protectors (like lawn-mowers use), and a eye mask for when I travel coach, as I often do. All of this goes into the big bag, which I store at the end of the car, the lower level luggage rack, or the big luggage compartment in a Viewliner.
Notice that none of this stuff is expensive. If I lose it, c'est la vie. I have never lost anything, but my point is, it isn't stuff I worry about being out of my sight.
I also carry a second bag, a battered leather satchel, with items I currently use or hold to be of value: a camera, a paper notebook, my scanner, several notebooks containing data such as car informaition, route information, and radio information, several Parker Jotter pens, and a system timetable. If I am carrying tickets, reservation confirmations, or similar stuff, its in here too. I carry this into my room, and leave it on one of the seats when I leave it. I keep it closed because I don't want anyone to know what's in it.
People don't generally steal things on the train, but... temptation can be too much. I once remember someone eying my Leica M3 longingly back when I still used film. I have since made a point of keeping my camera out of sight, for example. Nobody is going to go looking for it, but a $1500 camera sitting out on the rooms table on display is just asking for it.
Oh, one other thing. I generally sleep in my underwear with a shirt and shorts laying on the floor next to the bed if I have to get up in the middle of the night.
