I would like to know if there is a time limit placed on you when you are taking a shower on a train. I realize that the train can hold only so many gallons of water and they have x amt of passengers.
Does AMTRAK put a time limit on the length of your shower? If so how much time do you get?
Posted by rresor (Member # 128) on :
You get as much time as you like -- but be considerate of other passengers, please, since the water supply is limited.
I've noticed that the showers are not used by many passengers, actually. I've never had to wait to use one.
Posted by PullmanCo (Member # 1138) on :
One reason I like a superliner deluxe bedroom (in Pullman terminology, compartment) ...
Privacy in our own shower!!!
Also ... plenty of towels
John
------------------ The City of Saint Louis (UP, 1967) is still my standard for passenger operations
Posted by royaltrain (Member # 622) on :
One problem with the showers is that you only rarely obtain really hot water. I usually set it run as long as possible trying to see if it will become any warmer (usually it does not). Don't worry about running out of water since you receive only a minimal amount, and it is not likely to drain the tanks.
Posted by 20thCenturyLimited (Member # 1108) on :
The four times I've showered on a train I've had water hot enough to steam up the shower room.
Posted by MLC (Member # 58) on :
Unlike others, I have had to wait, and at times the water temperature in the superliner sleeper has been scaldingly hot. This sometimes appears to be the case when the shower has been just used by someone else.
The public showers in the Superliner sleepers also suffer from the lack of any circulation in the shower room itself. In effect, you also receive a sauna, and it is difficult to dry yourself in such an environment. Along with its cramped toilets (also without any air circulation), I've often felt the superliner sleepers were designed by someone who never traveled in a sleeping car overnite.
One other thing. Be sure the door to the shower room is locked. There is a light over the door which indicates that the room is occupied. However, some people do not notice the light and try to enter the occupied room anyway. And, sometimes the light isn't working.
The Viewliner shower room is much more spacious, and has the same air circulation as your sleeping compartment. Unfortunately, the train attendant sometimes uses the room for storage. To partially overcome this problem, I make absolutely sure that my attendant knows I intend to take a shower when I get up in the morning.
Posted by Metman007 (Member # 155) on :
In the 8 years that I have been riding in the sleeper, I have only waited for the shower once, and that was on Sept. 13 when the train was crowded.
Posted by reggierail (Member # 26) on :
In the last ten years or so, I've taken hunderds of showers on the train. Very seldom have I had to wait for a shower & I have had only minimal trouble adjusting the water temperature. I have never seen a situation where the water supply had run out. Even when traveling in a deluxe bedroom, I use the common shower as the shower in the deluxe bedroom is very small with the toilet being in your way.
Reggie
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Posted by royaltrain (Member # 622) on :
Just to add one more comment regarding hot water in Amtrak showers. I just returned from using my N.A rail pass (2 Jan/2002) and on all of my Amtrak trains (the Lakeshore, Zephyr and Starlight) I had lots of hot water--quite contrary to my previous experiences.
Posted by Kent Loudon (Member # 902) on :
Let me add that the one time I used a Superliner shower (on the Cardinal), the shower head was loose and I could not adjust it to "hit" me properly. Fortunately, I carry some small tools on my trips, and a return to the shower compartment with a pair of pliers quickly remedied the problem. I also used the shower in a Viewliner and in both cases was completely satisfied with both the volume and temperature of the water... and there were enough towels available to supply the entire car twice over!
