Boiling

[mugiber]

I am boiling on this train. Burned myself on them metal strip and everyone else is also complaining. They say they can't do a thing. Empire service 63 is a killer. Please tell my family I loved them. Wait they are dying with me...

 

[the_traveler]

Just think it could be the other way too - you could be freezing inside the train. Or worse yet, you could be out on the roads or at home and freezing. Me personally, I like it warmer than colder!

 

[FriskyFL]

The Polar Vortex will soon flash freeze the lower 48...relief is coming.

 

[roomette]

I much prefer cold over hot. This makes me sad. I hope you and your family can chill very soon.

 

[Peter KG6LSE]

It appears that some one in charge of the train is too inept to throw the heater breaker..

 

[the_traveler]

Maybe 30-40 other people in the car are saying "the car is too cold" - you don't know. As the saying goes, "You can't please everyone".

I'm not picking on Penny but she is from FL and I'm from RI. She may say the car is too cold when I say it's too warm. So if the attendant throws the breaker, is he inept? :huh: One of us could say so!

 

[benjibear]

I have found that in coach window seats always seam hot. Aisle seats are always cool. There is also a lot of air movement so that makes some people cold, but if you are not in the air stream, you end up being hot.

I found about the same in a viewliner roomette. The air coming out of the vents was cold. I closed the one closest to me and even put a pillow over it. The room always seamed too hot or too cold. I found the best was to have the heat on and keep the door open.

 

[SarahZ]

The coach seats on the SWC always feel hot to me too. I use my laptop bag (empty) to block the floor vent, and then I try to lean against the cool window as much as possible. It's still pretty bad. I'm always so relieved to get off at fresh air stops, just so I can cool down.

I'd rather it be a little too cold than too warm. When you're too warm, there's nothing you can do since you can't crack a window. If you're too cold, you can always layer clothes and use a blanket.

 

[Ryan]

What she said.

That said, I know that it's tough, everyone has different preferences.

 

[SarahZ]

Agreed. I know it's hard to please everyone.

Plus, I think part of it has to do with the amount of warm bodies, laptops, etc in Coach. I'm always so much more comfortable in the sleepers, especially since they have that air vent that blows down on you. I wish the Coach seats had little air vents above each seat like airplanes do.

 

[Meat Puppet]

A fan and ceramic heater are just as important as the gps and gaffer tape

 

[SarahZ]

I might add my camping fan to the list of items I bring. I don't know why I never thought of that. TraneMan reminded me to buy a power strip for our roomette while we were in ABQ, and I was so thankful. It would be easy to hook up my fan under the top bunk.

 

[pennyk]

Maybe 30-40 other people in the car are saying "the car is too cold" - you don't know. As the saying goes, "You can't please everyone".

I'm not picking on Penny but she is from FL and I'm from RI. She may say the car is too cold when I say it's too warm. So if the attendant throws the breaker, is he inept? :huh: One of us could say so!

Even though Penny is from Florida (and it is ok to pick on me), I get hot flashes every now and then and would much rather have it cooler on the train. It is easier to put on layers than take them off, in my opinion. Because I live in Florida, I do not think my body regulates very well to temperature changes like being outside in the cold and then coming inside to a heated room. Thus, I wear lots of layers, so I can be comfortable. However, I do understand that it is difficult to regulate the temperature inside when it is so cold outside.

 

[Ispolkom]

Just think it could be the other way too - you could be freezing inside the train.

You generally have to wait for a hot day in July for that.

 

[Ryan]

You can open the window and cool off. Just pull on the red handle marked "emergency" and it'll open right up.

(note: DON'T DO THAT!)

 

[amamba]

Ugh my first trip on the CS it was unbearably warm in my sleeper. I was stripped down to a tank top and sweating bullets in March. But it's true you can't please everyone.

 

[user 1215]

You can always put on a jacket, but you can only strip so far...

 

[me_little_me]

A fan and ceramic heater are just as important as the gps and gaffer tape

I find it easier to combine the heating/cooling issue by bringing a heat pump for exit window connection. As long as you bring enough plexiglass and sealant, you can temporarily remove the window and place the heat pump there. You just have to be careful about putting back the rubber seal around the window when you are ready to depart. Of course, in coach, you have to sit next to an exit window and that sometimes is problematic.

The other problem is that the heat pump blocks the view but you can see through the plexiglass portion.

Be sure to use a 110V heat pump as the 220V ones require running a power cord to the car's circuit box and wiring it manually to a circuit. Be sure to board early if you need to wire it in as other passengers would be inconvenienced to run wiring along the floor or in the overhead luggage area.

:giggle: :giggle: :giggle:

 

[user 1215]

Just don't let it stick too far out that it would smack against someone else doing the same thing on a train passing from the other direction.

 

[Devil's Advocate]

You can't please everyone but since there are no individual cooling coils and every sleeper compartment has it's own heater how hard is it to figure this out? You make 22C/72F the target for the car itself and people who think that's too cold can either bundle up or turn on their own heaters. Everybody wins.

 

[amamba]

You can't please everyone but since there are no individual cooling coils and every sleeper compartment has it's own heater how hard is it to figure this out? You make 22C/72F the target for the car itself and people who think that's too cold can either bundle up or turn on their own heaters. Everybody wins.

72 is too hot.

I keep my house at 66 in the winter when I'm awake and 60 while sleeping.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

You can't please everyone but since there are no individual cooling coils and every sleeper compartment has it's own heater how hard is it to figure this out? You make 22C/72F the target for the car itself and people who think that's too cold can either bundle up or turn on their own heaters. Everybody wins.

72 is too hot.
I keep my house at 66 in the winter when I'm awake and 60 while sleeping.

I do the same (well, maybe a couple of degrees different), but I'm usually still cold in the daytime (have plenty of covers to keep me warm at night). But I'm trying to save costs. With the recent cold spell, I've gone to the mall not just for my walk, but to warm up.

 

[Devil's Advocate]

You can't please everyone but since there are no individual cooling coils and every sleeper compartment has it's own heater how hard is it to figure this out? You make 22C/72F the target for the car itself and people who think that's too cold can either bundle up or turn on their own heaters. Everybody wins.

72 is too hot.
I keep my house at 66 in the winter when I'm awake and 60 while sleeping.

I do the same (well, maybe a couple of degrees different), but I'm usually still cold in the daytime (have plenty of covers to keep me warm at night). But I'm trying to save costs. With the recent cold spell, I've gone to the mall not just for my walk, but to warm up.

I can live with 66 myself if that's the new 72.

I'm just trying to find common ground since I was sweltering in a stuffy 80F sweat box on the CZ with no resolution.

The SCA refused to turn down the heater and even went so far as to claim it was impossible to adjust the temperature.

I understand it's not possible to control with any precision, but to claim it cannot be changed at all seems odd.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

You can't please everyone but since there are no individual cooling coils and every sleeper compartment has it's own heater how hard is it to figure this out? You make 22C/72F the target for the car itself and people who think that's too cold can either bundle up or turn on their own heaters. Everybody wins.

72 is too hot.
I keep my house at 66 in the winter when I'm awake and 60 while sleeping.

I do the same (well, maybe a couple of degrees different), but I'm usually still cold in the daytime (have plenty of covers to keep me warm at night). But I'm trying to save costs. With the recent cold spell, I've gone to the mall not just for my walk, but to warm up.

I can live with 66 myself if that's the new 72.

I'm just trying to find common ground since I was sweltering in a stuffy 80F sweat box on the CZ with no resolution.

The SCA refused to turn down the heater and even went so far as to claim it was impossible to adjust the temperature.

I understand it's not possible to control with any precision, but to claim it cannot be changed at all seems odd.

I'd be happier with 72 also...as long as I don't have to pay the bill.

 

[June the Coach Rider]

A fan and ceramic heater are just as important as the gps and gaffer tape

I would rather be cooler than hot, I can always put on extra socks and layers, but you can only strip down so far in a train. I ALWAYS bring my battery operated fan with me with extra batteries.