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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 11,340
Bikes: 1961 Ideor, 1966 Perfekt 3 Speed AB Hub, 1994 Bridgestone MB-6, 2006 Airnimal Joey, 2009 Thorn Sherpa, 2013 Thorn Nomad MkII, 2015 VO Pass Hunter, 2017 Lynskey Backroad, 2017 Raleigh Gran Prix, 1980s Bianchi Mixte on a trainer. Others are now gone.
After sleeping on the Empire Builder in a coach seat for each way when I did the Glacier Waterton loop, when two of use rode that train to Portland for Pacific Coast, we got a roomette to share. I got lucky in the coin toss and got the lower bunk.
But on our return trip from San Francisco to Chicago, we were in coach. I had learned my lesson from my first trip sleeping in a coach seat. I brought a sleeping bag liner in my carry on bag, plus a stuff sack for clothing to serve as a pillow. They allowed me to sleep on the floor in the lounge car. I think they woke me up at either 6am or 7am, I do not recall which. That time in the morning was when they wanted people to use the chairs instead of the floor. I also do not remember if I used an air mattress on the floor or not, I might have.