how can the faucets in onboard restroom be sanitary? Amfleet I or II

[AmtrakBlue]

It's amazing that I've lived to be 57-1/2.

We'll if you want to go another 57 1/2 years; stay away from those disease full Amtrak faucets!!My wife is a nurse and a dedicated "germ buster". She carries the full chest of weapons with her at all times; 99% alcohol, Lysol, hand disinfectant (the type doctors use), rubber gloves, bed bug spray, insect repellent, and sanitary wipes. When we stay in a sleeper or hotel room, that place is fully sanitized from front to back. You could even operate in there with complete safety!!

I lived this long with all the germs around me, I'll take my chances to live another 57-1/2 w/o the hassles, thank you very much.

 

[TVRM610]

Actually... Amtrak Soap is secret government soap and kills 630% of all germs. I read it online somewhere. just wash your hands with that soap and no need to worry.

Actually the entire reason Amtrak exists is to test the soap in various sink configurations... Which is why each series of cars was designed with increasingly odd faucets. It's all a test.

After the tests have been completed, The government will sell the soap at a huge profit and make back the money lost on Amtrak over the years.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

Sounds like someone's been sniffing or drinking the soap. :giggle:

 

[me_little_me]

Oh, how we did we ever survive those dark days when you had to turn a faucet to get water to wash your hands? Even in restaurants, horror!
And to think those awful disease-ridden days were only a few short years ago.

I agree. We have become lunatics in this country when it comes to "sanitation". But we then turn around and buy pre-packaged everything so we have no idea how clean it is. On the other hand, we can now identify who our family can sue when we die!

 

[SarahZ]

I like giving my immune system a workout. There's a reason I don't get sick very often. I was allowed to play in dirt and touch things when I was a kid.

 

[Ted Bell]

If you use Amtrak bathrooms after me I guarantee you'll have a pleasant experience. Our sleeper had clorox wipes in every bathroom and in the shower. I cleaned up in there every time, even if I just went in to blow my nose. And Curtis our car attendant seemed to be on top of things and was really great.

 

[Peggy]

It's amazing that I've lived to be 57-1/2.

I like giving my immune system a workout. There's a reason I don't get sick very often. I was allowed to play in dirt and touch things when I was a kid.

Yep and Yep.

 

[Nathanael]

Oh, how we did we ever survive those dark days when you had to turn a faucet to get water to wash your hands?

did they have restrooms on trains in the late 19th century?

Yes. Most of the "historic restoration" groups which restore late 19th century railroad vehicles do not restore the restrooms for operation (because they don't meet modern standards for waste disposal and are a pain to operate), but there were lots of 'em. The *early* 19th century British "compartment trains" without corridors -- the ones where there was a door directly outside from each compartment -- frequently had a washroom in *every compartment*.

 

[user 1215]

I was on the Palmetto in business class. Not sure what it's called... Amfleet I or II?
Anyway... it was my first time on Amtrak. My previous experience with railroad travel are only on the TGV(France), ICE(Germany), and Shinkansen 700(Japan)... all places where I've lived for 5 to 10 years.

My question is regarding the faucets in the restroom on these Amtrak trains. I had to push up on the faucet for the water to start flowing. I just can't see how this is sanitary.... thoughts on this?

Hee hee hee... I rode the Shinkansen in the 80s and it was ANYTHING but sanitary! The original 0-series had toilets that opened to the tracks. I was just thrilled to have a sink to wash my hands in. Yes - things are modern now, but I don't know that I'm sick any less in today's sterile society than I was as a kid when we would . . . [insert gross stuff here]