There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did it anyway

Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by rtkwe on Thursday March 21, 2019 @11:23AM (#19453374)

The sleepers are all individual rooms of some description with 1-2 beds. There are some larger up to 4 adults. There are no hostel style bunk cars on trains. You're either sleeping in seats or in a room.

https://www.amtrakvacations.com/blog/3-important-things-to-k... (just googling 'amtrak sleeper' gets you this info!)

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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by frosted-flakes on Thursday March 21, 2019 @04:32PM (#19456977)

Canada's Via Rail trains have hostel-style bunk beds, called berths, double-stacked on both sides of the corridor, with a heavy curtain covering them. During the day they are converted into open compartments with couch-style seating.

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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by dagw on Thursday March 21, 2019 @11:26AM (#19453415)

Then $1000 doesn't seem that expensive really, especially if that includes in-room shower and toilet

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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by CWuestefeld on Thursday March 21, 2019 @12:30PM (#19454221)

Common showers, but this wasn't a problem at all for us.

The NY<->Chicago line had toilets in the compartment - but I mean in the compartment, not a separate bathroom. So not so great.

The California Zephyr (Chicago<->SF) has common toilets. The one in our sleeper car was broken for the whole trip, for which Amtrak only gave us the slightest nod of recognition.

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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by db48x on Thursday March 21, 2019 @02:04PM (#19455395)

There are three in every sleeper car, so the failure of one is not a huge problem.

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