What is the consist of the Sunset Limited this time of year? I might be on the Sunset in March--though I'll be in coach since it'll be an all-day trip.
If you book two roomettes back to back, will you have to vacate it in San Antonio and 'reclaim' it?
Aloha
I assume(dangerous
) that you are planning to board the SSLimited and continue through San Antonio, So why not boot the room start to finish?
Am I seeing the situation correctly? BTW: I go through San Antonio if I see the time correctly on April 1. having left CHI on Mar 31 via the TE where we connect to the SSL.
Does this help?
Eric
Eric, it's because the only car where the roomette is available on Greg's travel day from SAS (San Antonio) to LAX (LA) originates in CHI, or in other words the Texas Eagle. There are no available roomettes on the required travel date that go straight through from NOL (New Orleans) without switching cars in SAS.
Aloha
Thanks Sky but are we talking the same issue. Greg and Guest_earthrise are the same situation? If in fact there are rooms on Sunset Limited leaving NOL then someone boarding later can be assigned the available room after San Antonio, which might be the Texas Eagle.. But if that is not what is happening how does a " Back to Back" occur?
I am totally confused about the question/situation.
Eric, I'm confused about your confusion! Is it possible that we are viewing the term "Back to Back" differently?
To me it's a simple situation where Greg wants the use of a roomette for his entire trip and there is no one specific roomette that's vacant for the entire trip from New Orleans to LA.
Therefore the itinerary that Alan copied & pasted on his post is the only way Greg can travel all the way on his specific date in a roomette, albeit that he does have to physically change from one sleeper on the SSL to another sleeper on the TE.
BTW, I speak only of Gregs situation and not earthrises'. I'm picking up that earthrise is only going as far as Houston but then again I'm not sure. Perhaps earthrise is correct when he says things are "partly his mess" for which we'll have to punish him by making him take an extra trip on a train to anywhere! :lol: Some punishment huh?