I've had rooms on trains a number of times. I'm a big guy, 6'-1", and one of the worst was back in the late 70's between New York and Chicago. I had a "roomette" (duplex sleeper). I swear the bed was 5'-9" and I couldn't get comfortable. Two nights on the Empire Builder, with its Superliner cars in the mid 90's was better. I was actually able to sleep a little. The same trip we rode back through Canada on Via. They were using classic streamlined cars from the 50's. My ex wife and I were traveling with a tour group. We were given a standard double birth, but when it came time to convert the beds, the porter couldn't get the upper to come down. The tour group leader switched rooms with us, which meant we got the drawing room in the dome lounge observation. Now that was SWEET!
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