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Another Q and A about Amtrak Travel.

ByJim Loomis 07/08/202307/08/2023

Q. How much should I tip my sleeping car attendant? A. There are a lot of factors that go into the answer: How many nights is your journey? Will you ask for any meals to be brought to your accommodations? Is he friendly and courteous? My personal rule-of-thumb is to start at $20 or $25…

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Amtrak | Dining Cars | Long-Distance Trains

Planning a Long-Distance Train Ride?

ByJim Loomis 08/09/202108/09/2021

Based on a flurry of emails received over the past several weeks, there seems to be a renewed interest in long-distance train travel. Most  of the questions are about similar concerns, so here is my best advice for before and during the trip.  I hope this will prove to be helpful. 1. Use a Rail-Savvy…

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Latest Post | Life on board | Long-Distance Trains

To Tip or Not to Tip . . .

ByJim Loomis 04/08/202004/08/2020

That is the question. And it’s the question I’ve gotten here more than any other over the years. Should you tip the attendants in the sleeping cars? And, of  course, the next question is How Much? . Here’s what I think is reasonable for a passenger to expect in the way of service from a…

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Tipping Your Sleeping Car Attendant.

ByJim Loomis 09/05/201909/05/2019

What follows are my recommendations for tipping sleeping car attendants on long-distance Amtrak trains, whether Superliners running west of Chicago or Viewliners on most of the overnight trains in the east. If it’s done right, sleeping car attendant is a tough job. The California Zephyr, for example, is a two night trip from Chicago to…

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