On Friday, April 10, 2015 at 1:34:59 PM UTC-4, Stephen Sprunk wrote:   
      
   > It still disturbed me to have a toilet in the room I was sitting or   
   > sleeping in, even though I was alone; I actually used the one in the   
   > corridor anyway, just so I didn't have to think about it.   
      
   Given the popularity of the roomette and slumbercoach over the years, I gather   
   that the vast majority of travellers didn't mind the toilet in the room.  It   
   folds out of the way neatly.   
      
   > Granted, if I woke up in the middle of the night, I'd be slightly   
   > annoyed at having to get at least minimally dressed to do that, but I'd   
   > still prefer that over trying to get back to sleep knowing the toilet I   
   > just used was mere inches from my bed.   
      
   Lots of people need to 'go' more often when they travel, especially older   
   people, who may need to go several times overnight.  A toilet in the roomo   
   helps.   
      
   FWIW, for myself, having used rooms with both styles, I much preferred the   
   toilet in the room.   
      
      
      
   > What's a "section"?   
      
   A "section" is the old style Pullman accomodation.  It had two large seats   
   facing each other for two passengers.  At night, the upper berth was lowered   
   down and the bottom seats were converted to a bed for the lower berth.  A   
   heavy aisle curtain provided    
   privacy.  The upper berth was the cheapest accomodation, but it was rather   
   claustrophobic (no windows, tight fit).  By the 1930s, it became very   
   unpopular and hard to sell, thus the roomette was born.  A common arrangement   
   was the 12-1, twelve sections    
   and one drawing room.   
      
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