VentureForth
Engineer
It sure would be nice to have coin operated showers at the big stations like CHI, NYP,WAS,LAX etc. for non sleeper pax
They do. They are called hotels... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Well some of those hotels charge many "Coins"!I think the Key Word is "Coin"!!! :lol:They do. They are called hotels... :lol: :lol: :lol:
If they are taken care of in the same manner those at big truck stops are, there shouldn't be any problem with them being clean and ready to go.There is no way I would use a coin operated shower in a train station. That just is too much of an ICK factor for me. I suspect that there are many pax out there that have the same opinion as I do.
Assuming that many people agree with you is a common psychological error, called false consensus bias.There is no way I would use a coin operated shower in a train station. That just is too much of an ICK factor for me. I suspect that there are many pax out there that have the same opinion as I do.
I'd be happy with pay showers on-board as well. I know a lot of campgrounds and such where coin-op showers are common, to encourage conservation and defray the costs of water delivery/infrastructure. Might be something for Amtrak to consider.Or we could just add shower bathrooms to superliner coaches as they go in for refurb. You could offset the costs by slightly increasing coach fares.
Very true. And yet a substantial portion of the membership inexplicably continues to believe that most passengers had no intention of showering on even the longest cross country journeys prior to the advent on on-board shower facilities. :wacko:Years back private railroads had pay showers at larger station. St. Louis Union Station was one that had them. They were located in the same area that showere for Railroad workers were. They were well maintained. Back then very few trains even the best had showers so a nice shower in between trains in St. Louis which was a major railroad gateway with only one station was great. I use public showers at the gym and other places. They are usually inspected by Public Health Authorities so they have to be maintained. I am sure if major train stations had them, they would be inpsected. I think its a great idea!
Well I actually WOULD use something if it was that nice. But I just have a hard time figuring out how something would be that nice and clean based on my own personal experience of the cleanliness of some public restrooms. But if someone is smart enough to solve that problem, I would definitely be a customer.I have seen showers in some European train stations, they were quite nice. Along with pay-toilets, the whole thing is set up like a small spa with a front desk and all. Seems like it could work in the US if you have the right business plan...
Ewww! Gross!It sure would be nice to have coin operated showers at the big stations like CHI, NYP,WAS,LAX etc. for non sleeper pax
I always drool when I think about St. Louis Union Station.Years back private railroads had pay showers at larger station. St. Louis Union Station was one that had them. They were located in the same area that showere for Railroad workers were. They were well maintained. Back then very few trains even the best had showers so a nice shower in between trains in St. Louis which was a major railroad gateway with only one station was great. I use public showers at the gym and other places. They are usually inspected by Public Health Authorities so they have to be maintained. I am sure if major train stations had them, they would be inpsected. I think its a great idea!
Yeah, heaven forbid a homeless person take a shower.Ewww! Gross!
I wouldn't want one here in LAX --- it is already a homeless incampment already.
I was also thinking about the Japanese "capsule hotels"- just enough room to sleep, a little TV, wi-fi, and showers and restrooms down the hall. They run from ~$25-$50 US. Might be a good idea for rail stations, airports, etc.Some European stations (Stuttgart, for example) have "day hotels" that can be rented for a few hours (no, they're not "that kind" of hotels...) for a relatively low charge, somewhere on the order of 20-30 euros for up to 8 hours, which gives access to a shower, bed, etc., which can be very handy for longish layovers...
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