Joe Hohmann posted:New sleepers for us. Silver Meteor to Florida, Crescent to New Orleans, and Sunset Limited to AZ. Slept OK once I learned how to use the extra pillow brace you while taking curves at 80 mph. My main advice: if traveling with someone, get separate roomettes. At 77, no desire to cope with a top bunk.
My buddy and I have been on almost all the long Amtrak routes in the U.S. I agree, at about 70, the upper bunk no longer becomes attractive at all. We have always slept in a roomette, and I always get the upper bunk, as he is claustrophobic. The first night can be a little trying,especially with those tiny flat pillows, but after that, I have no trouble getting to sleep. We always try to get an upper level room, and get a room in the middle of the car. The lower level, and rooms over the trucks do not seem to ride as well. Of course, in the east, there is no upstairs choice. Track condition is everything when it comes to a smooth ride. Level landscape means nothing. Try Amtrak in Kansas, west of Newton. Talk about level, but rough as a cob. Hard to sleep out there on that roller coaster train.
Jeff
