Hey everyone,
I'm thinking about taking a train across country rather than driving when I move to California. I've always had a fear of flying since I was little, but have always been facinated by trains. Have had sets and sets since I can remember for playing with at the house. In order to save money on fuel and lack of sleep, I thought about taking a train.
I traveled once when I was the age of 10, for a short distance and enjoyed it, and figured it'd be a fun way to see the areas better, as the trains tend to not always be directly next to city traffic (I could be wrong though).
The one problem I have is I am a big guy, I'm 6'4 and weigh 330. While I don't think this will be a problem in the Superliner Bedrooms which I plan to sleep in with a friend, I do wonder how much trouble I would have in the hallways and asiles of the trains.
I've tried finding how narrow the hallways are, but never really could find much information on it, nor about big people being on trains. I figured since I found most of the information I would want/need on this website, you all might be able to help me.
How narrow are the hallways/ stairs? I remember watching one video where an thin/average sized man said he'd hate to be fat in the hallway/stairs. Are the hallways the size of about a stanard door frame? Or perhaps a little smaller? Or are they much narrower?
I'll be riding the 29 Capitol Limited, 3 Southwest Chief and the 715 San Joaquin if that matters.
Thanks for any help, and if there's any information you can give to a new rider I'd appreciate it!
I'm thinking about taking a train across country rather than driving when I move to California. I've always had a fear of flying since I was little, but have always been facinated by trains. Have had sets and sets since I can remember for playing with at the house. In order to save money on fuel and lack of sleep, I thought about taking a train.
I traveled once when I was the age of 10, for a short distance and enjoyed it, and figured it'd be a fun way to see the areas better, as the trains tend to not always be directly next to city traffic (I could be wrong though).
The one problem I have is I am a big guy, I'm 6'4 and weigh 330. While I don't think this will be a problem in the Superliner Bedrooms which I plan to sleep in with a friend, I do wonder how much trouble I would have in the hallways and asiles of the trains.
I've tried finding how narrow the hallways are, but never really could find much information on it, nor about big people being on trains. I figured since I found most of the information I would want/need on this website, you all might be able to help me.
How narrow are the hallways/ stairs? I remember watching one video where an thin/average sized man said he'd hate to be fat in the hallway/stairs. Are the hallways the size of about a stanard door frame? Or perhaps a little smaller? Or are they much narrower?
I'll be riding the 29 Capitol Limited, 3 Southwest Chief and the 715 San Joaquin if that matters.
Thanks for any help, and if there's any information you can give to a new rider I'd appreciate it!