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will be plenty of space for a small carry-on bag in the same rack
or on the floor under your feet. Superliner coaches also have a
large storage rack for luggage just as you enter on the lower level
near the middle of the car.
Viewliner sleepers used on most eastern trains will accom-
modate some baggage in the rooms, but not much. One carry-
on-size bag can be stored on a high shelf in a Viewliner roomette,
although it's hard to reach, and the larger bedrooms can handle
two such bags.
Roomettes in Superliner sleeping cars really have no place
to store baggage conveniently. Like the coaches, however, each
bi-level sleeper has a large, easily accessible luggage rack on the
lower level. You can stow your baggage there, taking the over-
night essentials with you in a small tote bag to your room.
The larger bedrooms in both types of sleeping car do have
more floor space, so there's room to maneuver around one or two
small bags during the day. But much of that area disappears when
beds are made up for sleeping at night. Again, a better option
would be to leave bags on the lower-level storage rack.
Your Onboard Crew
You'll come into contact with a number of crew members during
your trip, including your train attendant, the conductor, dining-
car staff, and a lounge-car attendant. (For a complete explana-
tion of the duties and responsibilities of each, plus the same for
the engineers in the locomotive, see chapter 7, “Who's in Charge
Here?”)
Traveling in Coach Class
If you're traveling in coach class on one of Amtrak's short-haul
trains, you will not have been preassigned a specific seat. That
means you should just climb aboard and sit where you want.
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