To the profound distress of seasoned rail passengers, Amtrak’s “Contemporary Dining” service is now in effect on all overnight trains operating east of the Mississippi River. I have not yet had an opportunity to personally experience this . . . uh . . . this experience, but Andrew Selden has, and he was not pleased….
Hi Jim! I am on the Capitol Limited this evening, sleeper service. The new food is a disaster. I will be direct: The beef whatever is microwaved, burned on one side to the point of sticking to the plate, cold on the other. Tasteless, limp excuse for veggies and the salad is lettuce with one…
Let’s start with a simple, indisputable truth: all public transportation is subsidized. That’s true from airlines to bikeways, and everything in between. Amtrak’s troubles began at the time of its creation in the early 1970’s when conservatives in Congress decided that the primary goal for the railroad should be to at least break even. We’ll…
The Amtrak leadership is continuing its cost-cutting, despite negative response from Rail Passengers Association and almost universal opposition from numerous sources, including individual travelers. The new directive says that, effective October 1st, all overnight trains east of the Mississippi River will transition from whatever it is they are now doing to what Amtrak persists in…