Saw some article (from a mainstream outlet) about riding the Crescent a few weeks ago. It mentioned that they were seated at lunch with a woman who was taking the train a few stops, just to get lunch that day. So I guess people are still doing that kind of thing, even if it might be much less common than it used to be.Thanks, but that was GBNorman's post that I quoted from....
I don’t know. Good question. I guess if a long bus bridge was implemented, it would make me look at other routings, assuming there was one.
Stephen Gardner is the real mastermind behind all of these changes. The man only cares about one stretch of line and that's his baby the Northeast Corridor. Someone needs to remind him that if he doesn't fund and help the national network the nation will not fund Gateway.
Thanks for posting this... I was seriously thinking about booking a trip on the eagle in a sleeper plus connection on Hiawatha service to a meeting near Milwaukee at the end of September. Not doing that now. Sad, but I'm not paying a travel premium for box lunches.
Thank goodness this wouldn't take effect in August, if true. I'm taking both the Cap (WAS-CHI: Sleeper) and the TE (CHI-STL: Coach, STL for the weekend, STL-AUS: Sleeper) as part of my summer trip and if it was boxed meals for dinner & breakfast on the Cap and then dinner, breakfast, lunch, dinner on the TE- I'd be more than bummed. I'd probably be making friends with people (or using a delivery app, if available) in my longer stops to bring me some hot meals.
Isn't it one night?
I really, really hope this doesn't happen to the Eagle, since I absolutely loved my trip on it, however I find it surprising that you seem to oppose implementing "Fresh Choices" on it, given you had said on another thread that you supported contemporary dining on the Lake Shore and Capitol...?
Passengers on multi-day trips don't seem to be any sort of priority or concern for this particular CEO.
This!
One night. Now add on the SAS-LAX leg and you've got a little more time than that.
Yes, the SAS-LAX leg is another two nights, however that's irrelevant right now, since this particular rumor was that the Texas Eagle is losing it's diner. The Sunset Limited is another story.
Pretty sure the plan is to have boxed meals on all trains.
I think it is multi-day trips that are a low priority for this CEO.
But don't worry we're going to improve meal service for all of the Northeast Corridor trains. It'll be a new era of food on trains. On par with the Fred Harvey Company.
How would Gardner be ousted? Although Anderson can be ousted if the board consents to it as he is a CEO (although it is doubtful), Gardner is the board chairman, and trying to oust a chairman is easier said than done. It is surely Amtrak's darkest hour, on par with 1979 and 1997. What about the PRIIA that was signed back in 08?
