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The Metropolitan Lounge at Boston South Station is pretty special as well.

We took a quick trip to Manhattan yesterday to see the Macy's Flower Show, and got to experience the new Moynihan Train Hall. Wow, what a beautiful space, that has been needed in NYC since the first day that the "new" Penn Station went into service. A really nice feature is that there are...

Correct here is the update from the Amtrak website....... Service Change Traditional dining service has been temporarily suspended on all routes with the exception of the Auto Train. Through June 30, 2021, customers in private rooms will be offered flexible dining service; Coach customers will...

Has the New York DOT and Amtrak even announced a return date for the full Adirondack route ? At present the train is not operating north of Albany, and like The Vermonter it's operation is funded by the NY DOT. Ken

There remains a question as to when Traditional Dining will return to the Western Long Distance trains, however it is important to point out that Traditional Dining Service does not mean all food is prepare on board. Many of the Lunch and Dinner Entrees are prepared off board (often Sous vide)...

That is an excellent article about the state we find the Hudson River Tunnels in today. It has been well over a hundred and 20 years since Tunnel Engineer Charles Jacob was brought into the fold by Austin Corbin to plan the first of the tunnels. The fact that they have lasted this long is a...

Why are we complicating this so much, the Amtrak site has the Kosher Options listed under the Flex Dining Menus, and Food Facts has the nutritional data. The Kosher options are far healthier than the regular Flex Dining entrees. http://amtrakfoodfacts.com/menu-items-limited/ You just need to...

On vendor that I tracked down that makes Amtrak Food for Kosher Flex Dining, is Borenstein, also of Jamaica Queens. In their case they manufacture Kosher meals for a number of major airlines, and Amtrak. The omelette for breakfast, and the three lunch/dinner options are about the healthiest...

We will have to wait and see what 2021 brings in the form of Amtrak's dining service, but as many have pointed out the current Flex Dining program leaves much to be desired, and frankly nothing on that menu is good for anyone watching sodium in take (like me). I actually had someone challenge me...

No !

As mentioned above, ask your LSA about an option from the cafe, we have seen reports where the was done, and others where it was not. To date Amtrak has not made any policy on this, so it is up to the LSA. One further note, I agree with the initial reply, ask politely, but also if the request...

Back to the topic at hand, The original Auto Train Corporation service was popular from the get go, and initially profitable. One thing that Auto Train was not known for was it's food. The service for most of it's existence was a buffet style dinner, served in one of the converted dining cars...

All MARC train service, which includes their busiest line along the NEC, is suspended through Wednesday. https://patch.com/maryland/baltimore/marc-cancels-train-service-around-inauguration

A great thing about Pete is that he was the Mayor of a city (South Bend) served by (2) Amtrak trains ( Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited), as well as NICTD-South Shore Line service to and from Chicago. If anyone understands the value of Amtrak Inter-City Service, as well as local rail...

it's official, Traditional Dining is on hold through May 21, 2021. Service Change Traditional dining service has been temporarily suspended on all routes with the exception of the Auto Train. Through May 21, 2021, customers in private rooms will be offered flexible dining service; Coach...

Well said !

I bought a ticket for a colleague to travel using my points about 3 weeks ago, and had no issues. Just make sure that the ticket has the name of the traveler on it. Ken

The Winter Park Ski Trains will not operate for the 2021 Season. https://www.progressiverailroading.com/amtrak/news/Amtrak-cancels-Winter-Park-Express-for-2020-21-season--61719

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. From Amtrak's site. Service Change Traditional dining service has been temporarily suspended on all routes with the exception of the Auto Train. Through December 15, 2020, Sleeping Car customers will be offered flexible dining service; Coach customers will be offered Café...

Looking at Amtrak's past, having a couple of trains with traditional dining, and the rest with Flex Dining would not surprise me. In 2006, when Amtrak lunched the SDS program, as in Simplified Dining Service, The Empire Builder, and The Coast Starlight offered, Enhanced Dining Service. At that...