tonijustine
Train Attendant
Hey all,
We are two months away from my trip to take my five year old son on his first Amtrak ride. We will be taking the Cardinal from IND to CHI, then heading to Jackson on the CONO. We are coach both ways in the Cardinal and have a roomette in the CONO, both ways.
A couple of questions...
1. What is the likelihood of us, as coach passengers, getting a dinner time seating in the diner from CHI to IND? From a timing standpoint (I understand the quality aspect, but dinner in the diner would be a great way to end my son's first big train trip), would we be better to eat before we got on board? I need to plan my son's meals to avoid high levels of cranky.
2. We are in the Dormitory car on 59. Does that car have a public access shower, or will we have to go to the next car over?
3. How is the sleeping with the car right behind the engine? My son can sleep through nearly anything....me on the other hand....
Thanks all!
We are two months away from my trip to take my five year old son on his first Amtrak ride. We will be taking the Cardinal from IND to CHI, then heading to Jackson on the CONO. We are coach both ways in the Cardinal and have a roomette in the CONO, both ways.
A couple of questions...
1. What is the likelihood of us, as coach passengers, getting a dinner time seating in the diner from CHI to IND? From a timing standpoint (I understand the quality aspect, but dinner in the diner would be a great way to end my son's first big train trip), would we be better to eat before we got on board? I need to plan my son's meals to avoid high levels of cranky.
2. We are in the Dormitory car on 59. Does that car have a public access shower, or will we have to go to the next car over?
3. How is the sleeping with the car right behind the engine? My son can sleep through nearly anything....me on the other hand....
Thanks all!