sometimes. one of the tricks of moving throughout the train is to keep your feet shoulder width apart. and just keep one hand free so you can touch things as you're going through, whether it is the backs of the seats. in the cars we have the grab irons which you can use. have you ever fallen on the customers? yes! good morning, ladies and gentlemen. our next station stop will be new iberia. approximately 30 minutes. train supervisor bruce is a veteran of the sunset limited line. the railroad was what created by the united states, it opened up transportation from east to west. and so that was the big thing, train transportation of both goods and people. the train might have been instrumental in the creation of modern day america, but today rail use is way below that of air and road travel which are often cheaper and quicker. so why would anyone take the train?