Crescent Consist--sleepers on front or rear?

All-

im taking the crescent from dc to atl this weekend. I have a coach seat reserved but maybe thinking of getting roommette if it isnt too expensive. But i only like to ride in sleepers when they are on the rear of the train. can anyone tell me where they are on the crescent? wikipedia says they are on the rear in the wintertime. Jim

As of last week at least, the sleepers were still on the front. Have seen no official notice this year about moving them, as of yet.

Purely a guess, but I think Amtrak is waiting to see if the weather gets cold enough this year to warrant it. Last year they made the switch, but it never really got all that cold. The reason the Viewliners are on the back is so that if the LSL sleepers need to defrost, they can easily be sent south as one of the Silver's consists. See this thread for more details in Trogdor's posts.

As of this morning, they were up front (unless the Crescent went all coach! [i only saw the rear car ]).

thanks for the replies everyone. i was hoping for sleepers on the rear--less engine noise. i may just go coach now.

When I rode the Crescent, the Sleepers were in the back. But now it has apparently moved. Why would it go all Coach anyway? Wouldn't Sleeper pax start raging?

When I rode in September, the sleepers were up front. I was in car 2011, which is the first sleeper behind the baggage car. The engine noise wasnt really an issue.

Saw the Crescent set backing on to the Steel Lead this morning, sleepers up front (160 & 95 leading for the curious).

Swadian Hardcore said:

When I rode the Crescent, the Sleepers were in the back. But now it has apparently moved. Why would it go all Coach anyway? Wouldn't Sleeper pax start raging?

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It was a joke. When I went under it on I-75, I could only see the rear of the train which was coaches so I could not definitively comment on whether the sleepers were there or not. Presumably (and as confirmed by battalion51) they were up front, but since I could only see coaches, it was in the realm of possibility of my observation alone that there were no sleepers.

At least as of the Crescent that left New York yesterday (Jan 13), the sleepers and baggage car are now on the rear. Saw that trainset parked next to the station this morning. I can't speak as to whether or not the trainset was flipped before yesterday's train or not.

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Sideways comment...Tonight, for the first time since I have started stalking 98, the sleepers were on the rear, with baggage on the tail. CJ

Carolyn Jane said:

Sideways comment...Tonight, for the first time since I have started stalking 98, the sleepers were on the rear, with baggage on the tail. CJ

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Indeed

Well, today's Crescent arrival in Atlanta (left New York Monday, Jan 14) had the coaches in back! I wonder if they just didn't get a chance to flip that trainset yet.

I went to Atlanta for the NFC championship game on sunday. Took crescent leaving DC on sat, arriving atl on sunday morning. Then i returned on the northbound crescent that evening. Both ways, sleepers were on the rear.

MattW said:

'Swadian Hardcore' said:

When I rode the Crescent, the Sleepers were in the back. But now it has apparently moved. Why would it go all Coach anyway? Wouldn't Sleeper pax start raging?

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It was a joke. When I went under it on I-75, I could only see the rear of the train which was coaches so I could not definitively comment on whether the sleepers were there or not. Presumably (and as confirmed by battalion51) they were up front, but since I could only see coaches, it was in the realm of possibility of my observation alone that there were no sleepers.

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Dude, Bat51 is back for once! I haven't seen him post in forever! It's nice to know that an old member is still rolling.

Swadian Hardcore said:

Dude, Bat51 is back for once! I haven't seen him post in forever! It's nice to know that an old member is still rolling.

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Then you haven't been paying attention as he's been around and posting for many years. Yes, he's had a few gaps where we didn't hear much from him, but normally I see a post or two from him at a minimum every couple of months.

The 60 and 70 hour work weeks caught up with me after awhile. Good thing I got out of where I was...

Oh and Sleepers were on the bottom on Tuesday and today for the Crescent. 181 and 837 leading today.

battalion51 said:

The 60 and 70 hour work weeks caught up with me after awhile. Good thing I got out of where I was...
Oh and Sleepers were on the bottom on Tuesday and today for the Crescent. 181 and 837 leading today.

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Wow, what job were you working?

And yeah, I know that you used to be a regular around here, then kinda dropped out for a while. But I understand now.

I was an Accounting Manager at a hotel.

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I was an Accounting Manager at a hotel.

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Now I'm glad I didn't go down that path!

Evidently the sleepers are on the back (with baggage on bottom). Here's a video of the northbound (#20) from yesterday.

ScottRu said:

Evidently the sleepers are on the back (with baggage on bottom). Here's a video of the northbound (#20) from yesterday.

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Too bad the OP already travelled. I think a Sleeper in the front is fine.

Every time we traveled on the Crescent, the sleepers were at the front. I don't remember the train horn being too loud or being a problem.