Amtrak travel

I'm traveling from Michigan to Salt Lake City via Amtrak. My carryon weighs about 50 lbs since it contains 6 bottles of wine. Pretty sure the selection of wine in Utah is pretty bad. Had to have a youngster hoist it into the overhead. I managed to get it down by bouncing it on the seat. 

I started out in shorts and a short sleeve shirt. With the continuous air conditioning I knew sleeping in the coach seat would be impossible. Regular travelers bring blankets.  In my manbag I had a pair of pants and jacket. Went to the bathroom to change, none were labeled handicapped, so I had a 2 by 2 foot floor space to change in. I have to sit and cross my legs to get pants and shoes on. With size 12 feet taking up most of the floor there was much swearing to get into warmer clothes. I had an aisle seat, so easy access out to the bathroom and observation car. It was on the left side so I had to forcefully grab my left arm all the time to keep it from wandering into my neighbors space.  Doing that while sleeping is a challenge.

But the leg room is terrific, maybe 1.5 feet in front of my knees as compared to flying where my knees are buried in the seat back in front of me, which is why I can no longer sleep on planes.

Life is great.