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We've been discussing train travel for quite some time - he traveled extensively in Europe when he was younger, but never here in the states. We thought it might be a way for him to get to some of the farther away cruise ports. We figured we'd take the train down to Miami and back for his...

I cannot honestly imagine him taking the stairs - if the train is actually stopped for awhile and he had someone below him, it's likely possible, but it flies in the face of our 'don't take dumb risks' mantra. I had thought I'd read that there would be stops on each route at accessible stations...

Wow, thank you so much for the thoughtful response! I should clarify that the biggest reason I'll be booking the upper level roomette is because of that (unfortunate but perhaps unavoidable) set of stairs being the only way out between accessible stops. I figured that if they also had a...

I figured as much, and we would consider it perfectly fair to expect to pay for any additional nights spent waiting for an open H sleeper (and roomette, if we're lucky!) to be heading in the right general direction. I just want to make sure they would consider it their responsibility to get him...

I'm in the process of booking my father and a guest on a LD trip in the near future. He will require an accessible sleeper for the entire trip, and I've also decided to book the guest an upper level roomette on Superliner routes, so that my father can relax there if he tires of the lounge...

I feel like I already did an intro here, but don't see it - my apologies if I'm just being technologically inept... I've only taken Amtrak a handful of times - usually JAX to MIA. I've used trains extensively in Europe, though, and honestly would prefer rail to air on any given day. Time is...