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An interesting memory, but you are correct that accessing the toilet in the Roomettes of the day was not difficult to do if one had the strength to do it. But. they were certainly inconvenient. It would be interesting to see a floor plan for a slumbercoach compartment to see where the toilet...

That's what the menu said as the potato selection for the Steak Dinner.

I remember seeing the Slumbercoaches. At that time, I thought they were too small. Particularly when I compared them to the type of Roomette which was the standard kind of that day. (Like the Cabin for one on VIA, today, I think.) If I recall correctly the Slumbercoach rooms appeared...

French Fries were even available! I didn't realize that the dining cars of the past had deep fat fryers in the galley. If it could be done then, it certainly ought to be able to be done now.

I have flown in a few McDonnell Douglas aircraft: DC-8, DC-10, MD-88's in various configurations. No complaints from me about any of these planes. I have sympathy for those in Chicago and Illinois who provided tax incentives to encourage a business to locate there and finally see, after the...

I don't disagree with your thinking. It's been disappointing to learn of the number of their business segments that have not been making a profit. But, does this corporate move make sense unless it is for political reasons? How much money is going to be spent to move from Chicago to...

This makes no sense to me. This is the exact opposite of what they ought to do if they are going to change the location of their corporate office. I find this announcement very odd in light of the announcement this week that the Justice Department had reached a deal with Boeing. No criminal...

Dinty Moore Beef Stew is a staple in my pantry. One never knows when something like it may be needed.

If I was sitting on the right side of that plane and saw that, I'd ask the Flight Attendant for a triple CC/7 immediately! I was on a Delta flight from DAY to ATL (MD-88) that experienced really severe turbulence that bounced us around severely and caused sounds that I had have never heard...

I have traveled the same itineraries in late January and early February and agree with pennyk's reasoning as to why I prefer WB on the CZ.

That's my situation. I live in Dayton. The one time that I rode on the Cardinal, I asked a friend to take me to Cincinnati and bring me home. She is a really good friend, but, on the ride home, she made it very clear that she would not be interested in doing so again. I have looked at using...

Including Cincinnati in your thought, the train times are really discouraging to some, I suspect.

Agree! I wonder what the "8 steps" are to making that Bloody Mary?

Thank you for your post and photo. But, your entree, served as it was, reminds me of a Stouffer's or Marie Calendar entree. Personally, I would prefer a Swanson Hungry Man Dinner 😀.

The potential market is there, I think. The Cardinal route that takes it through Oxford, Ohio where Miami University is located is ripe for more business if only there was a stop, maybe a flag stop?, and a decent station for that to happen. The Amtrak shack that exists in Cumberland, MD would...

A very good read. Thanks for posting the link.

Don't recall getting any snacks, but, I do remember getting a travel kit. I still have a small bottle of shampoo that was part of the travel kit. May have a small bar of Amtrak soap stashed somewhere.

I wish I could remember where the split took place. I am sure my traveling companion and I were asleep; probably, the reason I can't remember that. Agree! And, I am just unsure why. If I could accurately remember the year I rode the train; if I could remember what journey I was on that got...

Or was someone trying to reach her to prevent her from stumbling?

Living in Dayton, I have wondered why that stretch of tracks west to Richmond and East to ???--not sure where--was done. Unsure what takes the place of the tracks to Richmond, but, I do know that the stretch East of Dayton was turned into a bike/walking pathway, at least partway. Who owns...