True - what I often do when I am on a longer trip that has a night in a roomette at either the beginning or the end is travel with a larger suitcase that gets checked, and with a small bag that I can easily carry with laptop, change of clothes, toiletries, etc. for the train trip. There is a small closet and an equally small space on the "stair" that is used to reach the upper bunk which can easily store a duffle bag or a small rolling suitcase the size that fits in the overhead of an airplane. If your train has no checked baggage then store it as indicated at the bottom of the stairs. The car attendant will also bring your suitcase up and down for you to change out items to save the trip, but they may not immediately be available.
I am on a three night trip from Dallas - Springfield then the CZ to Sacramento - Seattle. It is in middle of May and just got an email that they were moving my sleeper assignment. Fortunately I am still in an upper roomette, but I picked this date due to the shortage of sleeper space even though it is months away and two weeks before Memorial Day. I Was very surprised to see the sleepers full so far in advance. And now I have been moved.
No checked baggage at my hometown station (for Lincoln Service to Chicago, then connect to CZ), so the hubby and I will be limited to the 2 personal items + 2 carryons each (and probably will make that just 1 carryon + 1 or 2 personal items each). Thinking of bringing old underwear & socks with us, so we can discard the used undies instead of lugging around dirty clothes (and eventually laundering them).
I have NEVER had a SCA offer to carry my Big Bag upstairs into my Room in over 40 years of riding in Superliners.
The car line was removed, not a physical car. A car line represents 6 different physical cars in 6 different consists for the CZ.
I'm booked in 632 at end of May in bedroom on the EB 5 . They haven't contacted me yet but can I tell on the tickets if I'm still ok? How do I tell. It still says Car 632 on the eticket on the app.
As long as the QR code shows up in the app, you should be okay.
Thank you. And the QR code is the blue letter/number under the barcode?
That "box" is a QR code, not a bar code.
The blue letter/number is your reservation number.
Ok, thanks. It's the terminology that often confuses me. The box clearly doesn't have bars but I think of it the same as a supermarket scanning barcode. My mistake. So I'm good as long as the square QR code above the blue res number is still there. Correct?That "box" is a QR code, not a bar code.
As of right now it appears they dropped 32 for the spring consist. So basically if you still have a QR code in a 32 car as otherwise suggested you aren’t in the affected period. The winter consist which started earlier in the month has the 32 car. The shift where the car goes away is likely sometime in early March when they shift from winter consists. That consist would then likely last until mid-late May usually the week leading up to Memorial Day weekend is when they shift to summer consists. Obviously it’s Amtrak so I certainly won’t put money in it but I’d be kind of surprised if they don’t try to pull the stops out to try to improve consists for the summer season.
Yep, you're as good you can be for now.
That's assuming, of course, they actually know what stops to pull. As you say, it's Amtrak.
Presumably, it will be returned by at least May 31 because I'm in it and it's still a go now that I know how to read the eticket.
Reheck it regularly, like once a week. If they do pull the 32 car, you don't want to wait until they get around to notifying you. You want to get the reservation modified as soon as you can to maximize the chances of grabbing any available space in the remaining sleeper.
Thanks Zephyr, that's good advice and I'll heed it.
That sounds like a bedroom in the base sleeper, which will be on the upper level, and which should have plenty of room for 2 people (plus a private bathroom!). For views out both sides of the sleeping car, just pull back the curtain which can cover the inside of the door (or leave the door open), as there should be a window in the hallway directly opposite the door of your room. I've also heard many recommendations that you pack either a power strip or a wall charger with multiple USB plug-ins, so you can recharge all of your electronics inside your room. There are plenty of YouTube videos with room tours of Superliner bedrooms, so you can visualize what to expect.
In my opinion, D is a good room in the 531 car. Enjoy your trip
Maybe they can't wash the windows because the water would freeze.
Perhaps they should purchase some window washing fluid that doesn't freeze. It is blue in color and they should have plenty of it at Walmart or other stores.
