Best Bedroom on a Superliner

[RayF]

Bumping an old thread...as of Jan 2019... if riding CS, EB, or CZ

I would also agree that room "A"s bathroom layout makes it my last choice for bedroom.

However, my second priority is also to be able to sit on the couch with the scenery coming toward me rather the having to sit in the uncomfortable chair. So I'm happy with "E" then "C" if the bedrooms are ahead of the roomettes, and bedroom "D" or "B" if the roomettes are ahead of the bedrooms. 

There is no guarantee determining which way the car will be facing BUT some LD trains specific cars have pretty good odds. Book early enough to get them. 
Currently, of the last the last 30 daily trains (Dec2018-Jan2019),
Coast Star Light #14 car #1430 has had bedrooms AHEAD of roomettes 91% of the time... Pick "E", or "C"
Empire Builder #8 car #0831 has had bedrooms BEHIND of roomettes 86% of the time... Pick "D", or "B"
Calif Zephyr #6 car #0631 has had bedrooms AHEAD of roomettes 83% of the time... Pick "E", or "C"  
Southwest Chief and Texas Eagle are a toss up for direction...

 

[Rail Freak]

Bumping an old thread...as of Jan 2019... if riding CS, EB, or CZ

I would also agree that room "A"s bathroom layout makes it my last choice for bedroom.

However, my second priority is also to be able to sit on the couch with the scenery coming toward me rather the having to sit in the uncomfortable chair. So I'm happy with "E" then "C" if the bedrooms are ahead of the roomettes, and bedroom "D" or "B" if the roomettes are ahead of the bedrooms. 

There is no guarantee determining which way the car will be facing BUT some LD trains specific cars have pretty good odds. Book early enough to get them. 
Currently, of the last the last 30 daily trains (Dec2018-Jan2019),
Coast Star Light #14 car #1430 has had bedrooms AHEAD of roomettes 91% of the time... Pick "E", or "C"
Empire Builder #8 car #0831 has had bedrooms BEHIND of roomettes 86% of the time... Pick "D", or "B"
Calif Zephyr #6 car #0631 has had bedrooms AHEAD of roomettes 83% of the time... Pick "E", or "C"  
Southwest Chief and Texas Eagle are a toss up for direction...

Where did you get your information?

 

[RayF]

Where did you get your information?

I watch the webcams off YT and Railfan cams each day and record which way the Sleepers are facing. All but MSP have DVR to easily check. Then when I book (twice a year) I shoot for the room with the best odds of having a forward facing couch. (I really hate sitting in that chair)  When I get close to launch date if the odds have changed greatly I’ll call and try to change is available.  

I’m about to leave on another trip Mon CS, to EB then TE back to DAL. Odds are looking good this trip of having forward facing for CS and EB but TE is the tossup (59%).
...still no [SIZE=11pt]guarantee [/SIZE] but looking good...

[SIZE=11pt]Here’s an example of my XLS “EB” tab[/SIZE]

 

[RayF]

Here's the recent info for TE. 59%/41%
CS cars almost always have bedrooms ahead of roomettes.

 

[niemi24s]

Welcome to AU, Ray!  It certainly is a breath of fresh air to see someone who's assertions are backed up by sound empirical data.

 

[VTTrain]

Agreed, although it could have been said without taking jabs at others, niemi24s.  We all contribute in our own ways   

Your work is truly impressive!

 

[Seaboard92]

Back when the New York Central ran the 20th Century Limited all of the bedrooms, compartment style rooms were always to be on the Hudson Side of the train. So the main body of the train was never wyed. Only the observation cars , and the diners were.

 

[Sauve850]

Great information as lots like to know which way they will face while riding. I dont much care which way I face as I mostly lay on the bedroom couch with a bunch of pillows and watch it all go by. Im just happy to be on a long distance train.

 

[johninIL]

If I'm travelling on my own, Bedroom "A" is my choice 100% of the time. Yes, it is a little smaller. But since it's just me, I don't really notice. My experience with other rooms is the partition rattles non-stop and you can hear everything going on in the adjoining bedroom. So, lack of partition between the rooms is a huge plus. Also, in the other rooms, the toilets are next to each other, so you can hear the flushing of the neighboring toilet. This bedroom doesn't have that problem. I also like the fact that the toilet door is facing the hall. This way I can put my suitcase under the chair, use the chair as a shelf, and never have to move anything to get access to the toilet.  In my opinion, the downsides of smaller size and location near the connecting car are far outweighed by the increase privacy and better layout.

 

[lthanlon]

Bedroom A also is my favorite. You're right that the partitions in other bedrooms usually rattle — and I end up going to town with gaffer tape. I didn't notice the flushing in the neighboring bedroom all that much, but can definitely vouch for "you can hear everything going on in the adjoining room."