Yes, Sort of. Laming's reply reminded me of a time many years ago on the railroad. I was working third trick at Buckeye Yard in the early days of Conrail. We just had a foot of snow dumped on us and the temp was in the low twenties. The instruction crew brought the power over from the diesel pad and tied onto the train. I knew that the outbound crew was called for later in the shift, and I knew it was going to take quite a while for the air to build. I climbed aboard the lead unit, one of the 6100 series ex PRR SD45s. The warmth of the heater combined with the slight rocking of that V20 put me in dreamland real quick. But the easiest to catch a nap in was what we referred to as a "serta" the ex PRR N5c cabin car. The cupola would get nice and warm and with the right amount of cabin cushions it was like being in small hotel. Ah the memories.....
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