Sorry about the slow / lack of posts, Internet was very poorly available on my trip! That and I decided to just relax as much as possible.
SWC carried on to LA with no problems, enjoyed the ride and meals were decent. First day I had NY Strip for dinner with Mashed potatoes and green beans. Second day (Well, all breakfasts!) I had the french toast which varied from Excellent (First morning on the LSL) to dry and bland (3rd morning early on the SWC Before we got to Los Angeles). Attendant was nice but fairly invisible throughout most of the ride with the exceptions of station stops and when it was time to make the bed. Oh, and the Steakburger was very poor. Had that for lunch one day, and it was very bland, almost like a school burger. Everyone on here said it was excellent so I am not sure what happened there!
Got to LA early, about 8:00. Hopped off, checked my bags and stepped outside. Wow, I forgot how beautiful So Cal is! Palm trees, warmth, I miss it (Used to live there but back in Ohio) and did not want to leave. Unfortunately I only had a few hours so I hopped the subway and went over to Alverado and Grabbed some mexican food from a vendor I used to really like and then back to the station for a quick trip to Phillipe's for a Doubled Dipped Lamb. Traxx Lounch opened at 11 and it was very nice. Waited there for about half an hour and the train arrived. Walked out to the train and got onboard only to hear that the Parlor car Had cracked a wheel and they had attached a standard dining car in its place.
Gotta run for now, but that was probably the biggest dissappointment of the entire trip, I had really looked forward to enjoying the parlor car!
