Train Travel & Carseats

[jfkmama]

Where do you put the carseats while traveling on a train? Traveling alone with the kids & we need the carseats on the other end. 5 year old (39 lbs, 43", 5T shirt size) FF in a Nautilus & a Frontier at home and 20 month old (24 lbs, 31.5", 2T shirt size) RF in a Marathon65. Planning to get a Viewliner Roomette but it's not exactly roomy. 2,000 mile road trip with my parents in a full car (4 adults & 2 kids in a 2012 Highlander). It would be more comfortable to be able to put both kids in the back, but the limited front-back space, rigid seatbelt stalks & belt placement make carseats tricky back there. Would you booster the 5 year old or put him in an RSTV? Would an RSTV even work with the seatbelts in the 3rd row, as they come out slightly in front of the seat?? Thinking about all this is overwhelming.

 

[oliviacw]

You'll be in a car with baggage space in the bottom level, so you can put the carseats down there.

 

[jfkmama]

Viewliner are one level with no luggage rack. Superliners are 2 levels & have storage space.

 

[Qarin]

Yeah, Viewliners are single level, but you'll have some storage space up above in your roomette, I gather it kind of extends over the hallway, which might fit your car seats.

 

[Qarin]

Alternatively, you might be able to put them in coach-space luggage storage