Train Bridge
I took this out the window of our berth in the sleeper car on the way home. If I was smitten with train travel before, the sleeper car pushed me into true love. It was so luxurious and fun to sleep horizontally in our own room on the train.
The room was so tiny -- maybe 6.5' x 4.5' -- but it fit bunk beds (which turn into 2 chairs), a totally not smelly toilet and a fold-away sink. It was pretty amazing.
I can't resist sharing some pics of it. These were taken when we boarded at 3:30 am, and I must say we look pretty damn good for having spent the first half of the night in the Toledo train station with several screaming children (literally) and a man hacking his lung out (maybe not quite as literally, but sounded like it). Must have been on account of our true excitement for the train. We promptly fell asleep shortly thereafter.
He's sitting on the seat that lifts into a toilet in this picture.
Here you can kind of see the two bunks. The top bunk lifts all the way up to the ceiling when you convert the bottom bunk to two seats.
Here I show off all the luxuries of the sleeper cabin...complimentary spring water, a Sunday New York Times, a bed to lay down on, and you can sleep (hence the closed eyes). Not pictured here: two complimentary meals in the dining car! I know, right???
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