Sunday (8/21) I took a day trip on the CZ, riding in a sleeper from SLC to DEN.
Early on in the trip, they made an announcement along the lines of "We hope to see you all in our dining car for lunch today. We've got a great crew on board reading to serve you, including /name/, who won the "Golden Spike Award" for exceptional service in 2015, and then did it again, back to back, in 2016"
And, indeed, the service, both in the sleeper car and the dining car was excellent - the best I've had on Amtrak so far.
But is the "Golden Spike Award" a real thing, or was the announcer just having some fun?
Early on in the trip, they made an announcement along the lines of "We hope to see you all in our dining car for lunch today. We've got a great crew on board reading to serve you, including /name/, who won the "Golden Spike Award" for exceptional service in 2015, and then did it again, back to back, in 2016"
And, indeed, the service, both in the sleeper car and the dining car was excellent - the best I've had on Amtrak so far.
But is the "Golden Spike Award" a real thing, or was the announcer just having some fun?