Superliner sleeper orientation

[NativeSon5859]

Which lower level accommodations are directly underneath the upper level bedrooms? The 11-14 and family room or the restrooms and accessible bedroom?

Of all the times I’ve been on a Superliner, I’ve never made a note of how the lower level is oriented in comparison to the upper level.

 

[zephyr17]

Superliners have a "wet end" (bedrooms and bathrooms) and a "dry end" (roomettes).

The lower level roomettes are under the roomettes (dry end), the bathrooms and handicapped bedroom are under the bedrooms, since those have plumbing (wet end).

 

[niemi24s]

Or, look below:

Note that the widths of the upper level windows will identify the cars orientation: the side with the half-width window is the side with the toilet; the side with all 11 being full width is the side with the stairs.

 

[Dakota 400]

Which lower level accommodations are directly underneath the upper level bedrooms? The 11-14 and family room or the restrooms and accessible bedroom?

Of all the times I’ve been on a Superliner, I’ve never made a note of how the lower level is oriented in comparison to the upper level.

What is the difference for you? I am curious as to why you asked this question.

 

[NativeSon5859]

I was just trying to figure out which side of the train I’ll be on, but of course I know that it depends on how the consist is made up on any given day.

 

[niemi24s]

If diligent enough and there's a railcam along the route of interest, I suppose daily monitoring and taking note of the sleepers windows a person might be able to come up with a quasi-reliable way of determining which side of the train a certain room is one.

But I think that would work if the train had only one sleeper or if all the sleepers had the same orientation. I think. Maybe. Sorta. Kinda.

 

[zephyr17]

The side with a blank space (bathrooms) between the door and a smaller window (H room) is the "wet" (bedroom) end. If that side is to the rear, the the bedrooms are to the rear, bedrooms and even roomettes are on the right.

 

[Maglev]

I watch what's posted on the Facebook Empire Builder site to determine the orientation of the sleepers. The Portland sleeper usually has Bedrooms on the back, but Roomettes are on the back often enough that it's still a crapshoot.

I believe sleepers should be oriented with Bedrooms towards the public cars so one is not looking down the Roomette corridor from the public car.

 

[Cal]

If diligent enough and there's a railcam along the route of interest, I suppose daily monitoring and taking note of the sleepers windows a person might be able to come up with a quasi-reliable way of determining which side of the train a certain room is one.

But I think that would work if the train had only one sleeper or if all the sleepers had the same orientation. I think. Maybe. Sorta. Kinda.

I kind of did that once, checked on railcams for trains that I think was going to be my consist, I think I was wrong though or they switched the consist.

 

[TinCan782]

If diligent enough and there's a railcam along the route of interest, I suppose daily monitoring and taking note of the sleepers windows a person might be able to come up with a quasi-reliable way of determining which side of the train a certain room is one.

But I think that would work if the train had only one sleeper or if all the sleepers had the same orientation. I think. Maybe. Sorta. Kinda.

I did that earlier this year for the Southwest Chief and Sunset Limited to see what side the bedrooms were on. I was hoping to be on the side of the various Virtural Railfan cameras. The result: a toss-up!

 

[Maglev]

I watch what's posted on the Facebook Empire Builder site to determine the orientation of the sleepers. The Portland sleeper usually has Bedrooms on the back, but Roomettes are on the back often enough that it's still a crapshoot.

I believe sleepers should be oriented with Bedrooms towards the public cars so one is not looking down the Roomette corridor from the public car.

Lately, the orientation of the Portland sleeper has been totally random.

Since a recent trip in a Family Bedroom, I have re-thought my preferred orientation of sleepers. If the Roomettes Bedrooms are forward, then three out of five Bedrooms plus the Family Bedroom have the couch facing forward.

 

[jiml]

If the Roomettes are forward, then three out of five Bedrooms plus the Family Bedroom have the couch facing forward.

You sure about that? I think you had it right in your prior post.

 

[TinCan782]

You sure about that? I think you had it right in your prior post.

Looking at a diagram, I see Bedrooms D and B couch facing forward with the roomettes forward with the Family Bedroom couch facing the rear.

 

[Maglev]

You sure about that? I think you had it right in your prior post.

Looking at a diagram, I see Bedrooms D and B couch facing forward with the roomettes forward with the Family Bedroom couch facing the rear.

Yes, I meant to say, "With the Bedrooms forward, more of the couches face forward."