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    WiFi on longer routes

    I saw that "JamesWhitcombRiley" responded already and he did a good job explaining the setup. The GL-iNet Spitz AX (GL-X3000) is not a cell phone but a 5G cellular modem/router/Wi-Fi unit. The Waveform Quad Mini is an omnidirectional antennae which is designed to be attached to various...
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    WiFi on longer routes

    With most of the providers on their newer plans roaming in Mexico and Canada is included, so no extra roaming charges. Older plans generally did not include roaming in Mexico and Canada.
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    New train (40-41 Floridian) between Miami and Chicago via Washington DC

    I am a 3rd generation Floridian and ime folks from the Cleveland area tend to go to two places in Florida, the snowbirds tend to either go to the Tampa area or the Southeastern Florida counties of Palm Beach and Broward and younger families either go to Orland for theme parks or to visit the...
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    Amtrak Dining and Cafe Service discussion 2024 H2

    A buddy of mine from my undergrad days, designs coffee machine for BUN and I have tried liquid concentrate coffee at his house and my unrefined palette could not tell the difference between it and ground coffee. With that said, he has said that it needs to be a quality liquid coffee of which...
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    WiFi on longer routes

    My wife needed to be on a conference call while she was on the train, timing was just bad as normally it could wait till she arrived. Anyway, a neighbor of mine is a regional engineer for T-Mobile. He suggested a setup to give us the best chance of good coverage and speeds. A GL-iNet GL-X3000...
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    Amtrak Dining and Cafe Service discussion 2024 H2

    To my mind, clothing should not dictate how food is served. Panera manages to serve on dishware and offer metal cutlery. Folks wear whatever to Panera. I get your point, but I am not sure that it applies in 2024.
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    West Palm Beach, FL station car rental

    There is an AVIS at the Brightline Station in West Palm which is roughly 10 mins by foot. However, I think that location is for Brightline passengers only. Otherwise, the nearest car rental location are at PBI (West Palm Beach International Airport) which is a car ride away.
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    Acela 21 (Avelia Liberty) development, testing and deployment (2Q 2024)

    I have absolutely no idea about the person who originally wrote the rumors about the Avelia Liberty launch. What I can say is that I fly a fair amount and I have learned that whatever the crew says is generally not reliable when it comes to internal company thinking. It is possible that the...
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    Amtrak Dining and Cafe Service discussion 2024 H1

    The meals my wife and I ate were by a company called Factor. I just Googled them and they are owned by HelloFresh (which is a German company).
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    Amtrak Dining and Cafe Service discussion 2024 H1

    Neighbors of mine order from an online meal delivery company that ships microwave meals ready to eat in 2-3 mins. They recently went on vacation and forgot to pause their order. They called me from the airport and told me to grab their order when it arrives and enjoy it with their compliments...
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    Wash Racks and dirty equipment

    I can say that the Auto Train is generally clean, they seem to always wash trains in Sanford.
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    Amtrak Dining and Cafe Service discussion 2024 H1

    Again, I am far from an expert, but if my seatmate was accurate in what she said, Amtrak could serve better meals with less employees if they went with an airline in-flight caterer. She said that any in-flight caterer could provide meals which are pre-plated, visually appealing and taste good...
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    Amtrak Dining and Cafe Service discussion 2024 H1

    I will add one further thought, a while ago (I may have even posted here about it, I cannot remember), I sat next to a woman on American Airlines in First Class who said that she worked in middle management at LSG SkyChefs (iirc). She said that she and her husband had recently ridden Amtrak and...
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    Amtrak Dining and Cafe Service discussion 2024 H1

    It was years ago now, maybe circa 2006, GateGourmet provided the Acela FC meals. I remember seeing a GateGourmet employee delivering the food the train.
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    Amtrak Dining and Cafe Service discussion 2024 H1

    That has not been my experience with Acela First Class meals. They are more akin to an airlines First Class meals than a Flex meal which seems a big step down from either an airline First Class meal or an Acela First Class
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    Amtrak Dining and Cafe Service discussion 2024 H1

    Ime my very limited experience in the dinning car, service is generally good, better than some of the First/Business class UNITED and American Airlines flight attendants who I have compared to fire breathing dragons. Heck, it was a number of years ago now, I was flying United Airlines in their...
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    Amtrak Dining and Cafe Service discussion 2024 H1

    I used to order the Black Bean Burger with cheese and bacon. The looks I would get from the Amtrak staff was priceless.
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    Amtrak Dining and Cafe Service discussion 2024 H1

    I noticed that they removed Woodford Reserve, don't remember if Maker's Mark was there before or not.
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    Auto Train discussion 2023 Q4 - 2024

    Hollerbachs is just ok IMHO, it used to be good prior to it becoming an institution. Now it feels more like a commissary than a restaurant. My wife and I prefer Tennessee Honey, Colorado's Steakhouse and The District. Henry's Depot is fun too
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    Amtrak Dining and Cafe Service discussion 2024 H1

    That brought back memories of my time riding trains in India. My wife and I rode the Mahajara Express and the Deecan Odyssey and those were impressive trains with impeccable service and food. Indian railway was pretty good too, while the food was not fancy by any means, if one likes Indian...
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