To be honest, I preferred the food on the LSL. While it may have been prepared in advance it was excellent with clean, crisp flavors. It was nice having a hot breakfast on the Zephyr but it was a sad little pile of scrambled eggs.
Both the Acela and Downeaster have little snack cars. S had a microwaved frozen pizza on the Acela. I brought my own so I could have a gf croissant and later a sandwich.
We were very unclear on why CBP was at the station or on the train at all. It seemed ridiculous to us as there are any number of international visitors traveling by rail in the US at any given time.
The Downeaster has popcorn because it's a state funded route which sources its cafe car fare from local New England based suppliers and manufacturers. I honestly don't really think of popcorn being a particularly big deal around here, so were you just hypothesizing that it was because the Downeaster sells it? Because the in the cafe car on one route isn't really a great test pool...
Ah, thank you. Well, we saw popcorn starting to show up as a thing when we got to Chicago. Popcorn stores, huge selections of popcorn everywhere. We thought maybe it was a thing.
Well, Garrett Popcorn is Chicago-based flavored popcorn manufacturer and they have A LOT of stores there, which is probably what you were seeing. They have locations all over the country, but they are near everywhere in Chicago.
I'm actually pretty jealous right now. When my dad and I took the Downeaster from Boston to Portland and back last month when the Great Dome car was on it, we had a great time, and now I really miss it (both the train and Portland itself).More adventures!
We’re in Wells MA, apparently there’s a freighter north of us which dead in the water waiting for a part. There’s a SB Downeaster stuck at Saco so they’re going to bus those folks to us and us to them so we swap trains in order to get back on the road.IMG_0405.JPG
Ah, well, perhaps not all over. Not seeing any on the west coast. Vegas looks like the closest to us.Well, Garrett Popcorn is Chicago-based flavored popcorn manufacturer and they have A LOT of stores there, which is probably what you were seeing. They have locations all over the country, but they are near everywhere in Chicago.
Tip: Next time you're in Chicago, get a bag of both CaramelCrisp and CheeseCorn. You won't be disappointed.
[emoji23] yeah, jealous is a funny sentiment for hanging about, cramming into a bus, and reboarding.I'm actually pretty jealous right now. When my dad and I took the Downeaster from Boston to Portland and back last month when the Great Dome car was on it, we had a great time, and now I really miss it (both the train and Portland itself).
Considering you've been delayed and bussed, I highly recommend calling Customer Relations after this trip for compensation. I've found them to be incredibly fair and helpful when stuff like this has happened to me.[emoji23] yeah, jealous is a funny sentiment for hanging about, cramming into a bus, and reboarding.I'm actually pretty jealous right now. When my dad and I took the Downeaster from Boston to Portland and back last month when the Great Dome car was on it, we had a great time, and now I really miss it (both the train and Portland itself).
But, we are back in a train and on the way.
The state of Maine compensates by giving one-way passes good for three months. We gave ours to a couple of students who travel between Boston and Brunswick three times a week.Considering you've been delayed and bussed, I highly recommend calling Customer Relations after this trip for compensation. I've found them to be incredibly fair and helpful when stuff like this has happened to me.
