I was just courious to find out if the windows of sleeping compartments ever fog up at night whenever there is a wide temperature difference between the outside and interior of tyhe train.
Suppose you are traveling on the CZ from EMY to CHI in the winter time. You decided to spend some time just looking out the window from the comfort of your bed in your sleeper before you go to sleep. If the outside temperature is 15 degrees and snowing at 10 PM local time and the interior of the train is a toasty 75 degrees, do the windows ever fog up due to the large temperature difference between the exterior and interior of the train.
Posted by Geoff Mayo (Member # 153) on :
I don't think I've ever seen this, even in deepest winter. The windows appear to be double glazed, or at least glass on the outside and plastic on the inside. I don't know whether that makes a difference.
Geoff M.
Posted by Southwest Chief (Member # 1227) on :
I went through Gallup New Mexico just last week through an icy rain storm. The windows did collect ice but it quickly melted. I've never seen the windows fog up even in extreme snow storms, so I doubt they ever completely fog up.
Posted by Mr. Toy (Member # 311) on :
I haven't traveled a train in winter since my skool daze, but I don't recall they ever fogged up. I do have fond memories of passing Mt. Shasta at 2:00am one January. It was covered with snow and spectacularly illuminated by a full moon. And the windows were prefectly clear.
Posted by efin98 (Member # 1943) on :
they could fog up if they are not properly installed and air gets trapped.