Recent content by sproksch

Thanks for the tips so far. My son is 2.5 and he'll have his own ticket, but I wasn't planning on a car seat. I would guess that I'd wake up if he moved around but I think I've seen one too many Dateline NBC episodes to make me nervous about even the most unlikely events.

At the risk bringing the anti-children crowd out in force, I was wondering if anyone has ideas to ensure a small child does not get up and wander off or (God forbid) someone try and snatch him while we sleep in coach. Yes, I’m considering an overnight trip but my son has slept very well in...

Thanks to all for the advice! It sounds like we'll be alright. And thanks for heads-up on the 'sleeping car attendent / porter' terminology - I've been reading alot of railroad history books lately. Thanks,

My wife, 2 year old son, and I will be traveling on the Auto Train in the fall. They wouldn't let us book a roomette for the 3 of us because our son is just over 2 years old so we had to buy an extra coach seat. So we booked my wife and son in the roomette and put myself in coach (I really...