Returned from our trip today...so, a re-cap: Took the Crescent from Phila to New Orleans. My wife and I each had a roomette. It arrived in N.O. only 1 1/2 hours late, which is REALLY great for this train. Plenty of cabs outside of the station at 9 pm. We spent one day and 2 nights. On Saturday morning we were due to leave on the Sunset Limited at 9 am, BUT it had arrived from Los Angeles VERY late, which resulted in it leaving for the return trip at 2:30 pm (5 1/2 hours late). We appreciated the private waiting room (with drinks and snacks) for sleeping car passengers. We arrived in Maricopa, AZ at 1:30 am rather than 8:52 pm. All in all, a good trip, but we will just fly to AZ both ways from now on (been there/done that).
Overall, we liked the Viewliner (Crescent) set-up better. Viewliner had toilet and sink in each roomette... Superliner did not, and overall, the cars were showing some wear.
Thanks to all of you for your input/advice.
