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Yeah, I remember that proposal. Initially I was against it because selfishly I’d lose my one-roomette ride to LAX ([emoji23]). But heck, it’s so hard to schedule a trip on 1/2 with its tri-weekly schedule that daily with a short connection in SAS wouldn’t be terrible. I just think it’s wise to...

I think a (big) problem with the Sunset is that it doesn’t offer a same day connection to the Crescent. Houston-Atlanta/Carolinas for example could be a large market. Plus it’d be much more convenient than taking the bus up to Longview and then having to catch two trains to WAS/NYC. The only...

While the work is going on, 19/20 will serve NOL on Fr/Sa/Su only. Mo/Tu/We/Th the endpoint will be ATL. Last year they ran a bus NOL-ATL. Not sure if that’s in the cards again or not.

That’s good to hear! Hope it continues throughout the system.

A shame they couldn’t keep this stub train. Always sad to see remnants of the train when at the Houston stop, namely the little mechanical shed still painted in red/white/blue that I guess was used when 521 was in operation.

Has anyone heard anything regarding menu changes? I know in the past they were changed every six months. That definitely is no longer the case. On a recent Crescent trip, the SA told us to not pay attention to the menu since the desserts were different and they no longer carried at least two of...

I hope and suspect the menu will continue to evolve as more feedback is received.

I just rode 48 CHI-NYP. No problems at all with the meal service. You sat down in the sleeper lounge, filled out what you wanted to get on the order slip, and the attendant brought the order to your table along with the drinks. If you wanted it to go, she’d bag it up for you. The people I talked...

Yes this was actually a regular sleeping car. Not a trans dorm.

Just got to CHI about an hour late due to freight congestion. I had a roomette in the dorm car (the regular sleeper was sold out) which actually turned out to be a nice refurbished S1 sleeper. The horn was loud obviously but I did manage to get some sleep. Dinner was good and breakfast was...

I’ll be making this connection for the first time next week. Looking forward to it because the last time I was on the route of the Pennsylvanian was actually on the Three Rivers westbound in 2003. I don’t remember much of it in terms of scenery, and Horseshoe Curve was at night. Anyway, just...

When I rode the Cardinal in the sleeper last March for the first time, it was on the rear, behind the dinette. The food was pretty bad, even with it still offering table service. The beef entree for dinner was far worse than the warm sandwich they serve on 59 leaving CHI, though the breakfast...

I’ll be in BOS on 11/13 connecting from Acela to LSL. Will report on the club.

On my very first trip as a trainee on 20, we were 14 hours late into NYP. Got there at 0430. In hotel room at 0500. Had to report back at noon to go back to NOL. I presumed incorrectly there would be an alternate crew to take 19 out since we were so late.

Sorry I was thinking about SA (service attendant). But I also worked sleepers and coaches on 58 and 20. If you didn’t have enough seniority to hold a regular line, everyone worked everything. This was about five years ago.

During my stint as an Amtrak SCA, the typical day went something like this on 58. 1100 - report to work; briefings, etc 1130 - crew van takes us out to the train in the yard 1135 to 1400 (train departed at 1345)- help load supplies on board, starting unpacking the crates full condiments...

This year in the sleeper I’ve done NOL-WAS, NOL-CHI round trip, PDX-CHI, EMY-CHI, LIT-CHI, and CHI-CVS. I have three more sleeper segments and one Acela coming up during the double day’s promotion. Select Plus (assuming I make it) will be nice to have also since they are building a United Club...

Was the option given to have it in your room? I’ll be on 449 soon in the Boston sleeper and I’m not sure I’m looking forward to the 7-car trek to get the boxed breakfast.

I’m ridiculously close to Select Plus and I live in an area that is only served by long distance trains (NOL). I’m wondering how common this is? I figure it’s pretty easy to attain if you live in areas with frequent corridor service and are on the go for business. Could I be the only person in...

Kevin is a friend of mine and one of the best SCA’s in the system. I hope he’s on your run.