JoshP
Service Attendant
I've been reading more stories now than before. It seems now after COVID, conductors starting to force you not to hang out there longer even overnight. What amazes me if you refuse to cooperate, police will be called and kick you off the train or go to jail. This what happened to two passengers who were elderly ladies in 85 and 95 had experience something like this. Story: Two 85 and 95-year-old sisters were kicked off Amtrak train 500 miles from home
However, I found one of Amtrak made a post in 2016 stated that any passenger is allowed to sit in the cafe car for entire trip, you can see it here: Amtrak Basics, 12 Things You Might Not Know
However, since why they don't want passengers to hang out in cafe car? I though that is where people can sit, chat, eat and do whatever they want. In ole days when I used frequently travel between Miami-Newark on Meteor and I never had issue and all conductors who worked on the train never arropached me, ever. But until now, I rode on Empire Service recently from Buffalo to Rochester, NY (48 minutes) trip and I went straight to cafe car and sat there and opened up my laptop to do quick check up and guess what? I was called to go back to my seat and I was like, what? You kidding me, right? I paid my fare and I am entiled my rights to access this cafe car. Pretty sure the conductor was pissed and contacted the engineer and said what to do, and pretty much other assitant conductor wrote a small note on a paper and slide to me without the conductor knowing that Amtrak now starting to enforce passengers not to clog up the cafe car.
Once we arrived at Rochester station, I just gather up my things and went out and the conductor being an jerk so I filed a complaint with Amtrak and within hours, acknowledgement was received and gave me a voucher for my next trip.
Anyone have same experience lately?
However, I found one of Amtrak made a post in 2016 stated that any passenger is allowed to sit in the cafe car for entire trip, you can see it here: Amtrak Basics, 12 Things You Might Not Know
However, since why they don't want passengers to hang out in cafe car? I though that is where people can sit, chat, eat and do whatever they want. In ole days when I used frequently travel between Miami-Newark on Meteor and I never had issue and all conductors who worked on the train never arropached me, ever. But until now, I rode on Empire Service recently from Buffalo to Rochester, NY (48 minutes) trip and I went straight to cafe car and sat there and opened up my laptop to do quick check up and guess what? I was called to go back to my seat and I was like, what? You kidding me, right? I paid my fare and I am entiled my rights to access this cafe car. Pretty sure the conductor was pissed and contacted the engineer and said what to do, and pretty much other assitant conductor wrote a small note on a paper and slide to me without the conductor knowing that Amtrak now starting to enforce passengers not to clog up the cafe car.
Once we arrived at Rochester station, I just gather up my things and went out and the conductor being an jerk so I filed a complaint with Amtrak and within hours, acknowledgement was received and gave me a voucher for my next trip.
Anyone have same experience lately?