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I have a bedroom reserved in car # 110 on 3/10/18 . Is this car nearest to the dining car? My wife does not like slipping on the ice between the cars/

skidroe Wrote:
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> I have a bedroom reserved in car # 110 on 3/10/18
> . Is this car nearest to the dining car? My wife
> does not like slipping on the ice between the
> cars/

Car 110 (and 210) is the first sleeper. In March there will be a minimum of three sleepers so the walk to the diner may not be an easy one. Despite all the money spent on the Manor sleepers a few years ago nothing was done to the diaphragms, which are as useless at keeping out ice and snow as they were when new. On my recent trip I was in sleeper 210. After that we had 211 through 214, then a deadhead sleeper and a Skyline and then the diner. Even though it is not yet winter, there was often a lot of snow and ice in the vestibules and the oldest of my friends was quite concerned about slipping. There are hand-rails across the vestibules, of course, but you still have to make your way across the diaphragm area without any handrail.

Even those who will not say a good word about Renaissance equipment will have to admit that their diaphragms keep out the elements and even the cold. I have made winter trips on the Ocean through a blizzard and the doors between sleepers and even the diner were propped open and there wasn't a single flake inside. If the Europeans can make diaphragms that work this well surely we can.

Based on our consist last week 110 was the furthest forward sleeper, with sleepers 111, 112, 113 and a skyline between it and the diner.

JBWX

Maybe give VIA a call and explain the mobility situation. It's far enough ahead they should be able to move you into a car closer to the diner....particularly if you can provide the desired car number to them (some agents don't seem to know the actual car positions, especially since they were reversed a few years back and then I think restored to their original positions).

Per andersonB109 post, I have indeed at some time called VIA and made a car change. In fact making a reservation for a March trip this AM,the computer first gave me a 110 car reservation. I asked to be changed to the 112 car. No problem, was done per my request. New boarding pass e-mailed to me.