Got back a few days ago from my trip from Atlanta to N.O. on Crescent; N.O. to CHI on City of N.O.; CHI to DC on Capitol Ltd; DC to ATL onCrescent. Things went quite well. I was in superliner sleepers on both the City and the Capitol. All employees were polite. Food, under the new standard menu was a little dull but it beats the alternative---and it beats those airline peanuts!!! The trains were ,well, reasonably on time. The City of N.O. actually arrived CHI on time. I did not hear a single word , either from employees or passengers,about the Capitol Limited wreck a few days earlier and saw no signs of it. I was pleased with the metrolpolitanlounge in CHI....they actually coordianted luggage layover with that room for first cls baggage Alan B. has described. I checked in at the Metroplitan Lounge, the lady walkedwn the hall with my bags and so I left them there d did enjoy the lounge better than I had in thepast.in the past it had been so rude, so unkempt, etc. I have always liked thelounges in NY and DC. Anyway, I hope Amtrak has a verylong future, but in any case, this trip did go in style!! Employee morale seemed good, etc.