Over the past several years, many of us who frequently travel on Amtrak’s long-distance trains have noticed a decline in both the quality of the food and the variety of...

One of the duties of an Amtrak sleeping car attendant is to bring meals to your sleeping car roomette or bedroom should you decide to dine in. But outside of...

The Lake Shore Limited’s New York section was waiting for us when we arrived in Albany from Boston yesterday and the combined train left there on time en route to...

Many sleeping car passengers think they don’t need to tip in an Amtrak dining car because their meals are “free”. Of course that’s not true because the cost of their...

  I have frequently written about Amtrak onboard crews … about their jobs and how they perform their jobs. And I don’t think I have ever failed to add that,...

Yes, French Toast is back on the breakfast menu in the dining cars on Amtrak’s long-distance trains. That makes me and, I’m sure, a great many other frequent Amtrak passengers...

Well! The NARP scuttlebutt network has produced all kinds of good new with regard to Amtrak’s food service. At the top of that list is the fact that—and this has...

Members of the NARP board were invited to Wilmington, Delaware, today for a tour of their test kitchen. I must say, it was impressive. The date is uncertain, but Amtrak...

It was raining here the other day—steadily throughout the day— and I took the opportunity to rummage through some of the photos I’ve taken on past trips. Without doubt, my...

I’ve been thinking a lot about dining on Amtrak long-distance trains. It’s no doubt prompted by the awful decision to permanently remove the diner from the Silver Star (or Silver...