Well, it’s official: the dining car is gone from Amtrak’s Silver Star. Permanently. Is anyone actually surprised? I haven’t seen any public announcement yet, but the word started going...
Almost all of the people who patronize Amtrak dining cars are sleeping car passengers, and that’s because the cost of their meals is included in what they pay for their...
I’ve written more than a few times about my admiration for the really good crews working Amtrak’s long-distance trains … the ones when one car attendant will stay awake...
After five or six years with this blog, it’s abundantly clear that, when it comes to train travel, food service is of the most interest to the most readers. I’m...