The Roomette has been a standard on any train for one or two traveling passengers. The word roomette means,"A private single compartment in a railroad sleeping car." Now I will be traveling myself in a roomette when I take the Empire Builder from Chicago to Portland. The roomette is 3'6"x6'6" in dimension and offers to passengers traveling in one many amenities such as turn down service, meals are included but tipping the waiters is a must, bottled water, a table for you to play games on and towels and linens which are fresh everyday. Roomettes are very small but if you're traveling by yourself or another person it is the best choice. It is best to book your room months before because they are a hot commodity on a train. The rooms are expensive and are not worth it if you are traveling on a budget. The roomette on a Superliner is different than the ones on a Viewliner, due to the fact that the Viewliners have two windows on both top and bottom bunks, this was done since travelers on board would feel claustrophobic and Amtrak decided to change the design so that passengers wouldn't feel so claustrophobic. Many of the Roomettes are located on the first floor of the Superliners but others are available on the second floor. I will be adding more about the rooms later but this is some of my knowledge.
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Kayla Dare
7/20/2015 06:31:25 am
It would be awesome if Amtrak had a little swimming pool/hot tub where you could 'relax' while on transit. They would get major attention and business for it! (Passengers would just need to reserve swim time slots ahead of time.)
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Ricky Teteris
7/20/2015 06:36:14 am
Well that would be nice but only problem that comes up is that weight of the water and the rails would need to be reinforced for the added weight. But the sleeping car passengers have the opportunity to take showers on board which I did. The interesting thing is that the water waste drops straight down to the tracks below
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