As a very experienced rider in the coach department, I suggest the use of "Wet Ones" to maintain one's hygiene. It has enough alcohol in it to kill just about any known bacteria and leaves one surprisingly fresh. I would not be at all surprised if the astronauts did not use it, or indeed, help develop it.As far the bathrooms are concerned, one can use the huge handicap restrooms if they are not occupied. Personally, I prefer the men's dressingrooms that have the drop down baby changing devices on which I can put my various lotions, potions, salves and powders.
While I'm on the subject, I can not emphasize enough to beginning coach riders to clean up after yourselves and even the slobs that preceeded you. It has become obvious to me that many of the people who read this forum think that Amtrak is synonymous with the word "cruise ship." It is not.
Amtrak is one of the few privileges that citizens can enjoy for the hard-earned taxes that they pay every year. Over the years I have begun to realize how lucky I am to be able to climb aboard a national passenger railroad system that traverses the United States.
Lots of our readers, unfortunately, have an attitude that is absolutely impossible for me to understand. Their expectations of what $1.5 billion dollars can buy to cover 30,000 miles of track is totally unreasonable.
Unless these harsh critics of Amtrak start rallying behind the cause of what we've got, I do believe that when the proverbial crap hits the fan, if we lose our national passenger rail service, the blame will lie entirely at their feet.
[This message has been edited by Chucky (edited 08-27-2003).]
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