Superliner Roomette

NEW in June 2012: I have a sequel to this video on YouTube titled, “Superliner Roomette Tour “ I put this video together during a trip in October 2011 on the Empire Builder train from Chicago to Seattle. I have seen several good videos showing what a Superliner Roomette is like, but many are poorly lit or are washed out by too much light. Others don’t have any other views of the Superliner car, or fail to differentiate between the roomettes in Superliner versus Viewliner cars. I hope my effort here might answer some questions that other videos miss. Sorry that my night-mode views of the roomette are still darker than I had hoped. NOTE: This is a Superliner Sleeper car. Most long distance trains south and west of Chicago have this kind of car. Most trains to the east of Chicago use the similarly named “Viewliner“ sleeper car, which has only one level. The roomettes are similar, but on the Viewliner the seats are narrower and there is a tiny washbasin/sink and a to