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Viewliner II roomette
Posted by Lithonia Operator on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 9:40 PM

Does the new Viewliner II roomette have a window for the upper bunk?

Still in training.


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Posted by Warren J on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 12:52 PM

Yes, they do.

“Things of quality have no fear of time.”

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Posted by Shrike Arghast on Friday, January 7, 2022 3:05 PM

Yes, and they're also about 10 inches wider than the Superliner version, with enough headroom to sit up in the top bunk.

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Posted by Lithonia Operator on Friday, January 7, 2022 8:18 PM

Shrike, do you give the Viewliner II roomette overall good marks?

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Posted by Shrike Arghast on Sunday, January 9, 2022 12:18 AM

Like: because of the car shape, the VL II roomette is a little under a foot wider and taller than that on the Superliner. It also has much more storage, a window for the upper bunk, and the person in said top bunk can sit up.

Dislike: the only bathroom in the car is in your room. This is fine if you're solo, but unreasonable for couples (no, neither of us was willing to go number 2 in front of the other, much less endure the resultant smell). 

I think there are more ups than downs, but the cars still feel like they were designed by a committee of people who have never actually ridden a train. I do think, however, that having WiFi on eastern trains and not on western ones is Byzantine and, frankly, ferociously stupid.

Viewliner: B-. Adequate. Room for huge improvements.

Superlined D-. Cut the cars up for scrap.

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Posted by Lithonia Operator on Sunday, January 9, 2022 7:15 AM

I thought the new Viewliner II sleepers didn't have the in-room toilet. Were you in an older one?

Still in training.


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