New menu testing? Top secret!What is a Galley open item?
Open items, in this case, are likely specific components or designs of the galley that either haven't been addressed at all or have not been completed to IDOT's satisfaction.What is a Galley open item?
According to the minutes of the Section 305/NGEC Executive Board meeting of January 25th, the following-
IDOT Café Car FDRs are in the closure stage and Galley open items are being addressed.
They are in final design review, so, likely they haven't even started building the café cars, then?
Yes, that is what I was looking for. Do you know what exactly has been delivered so far? Are they only the singleton cars or have any of the married pairs been delivered? If so are any of the married pairs in service today? Thanks!
The velcro strip is for holding paper headrests in place...A niggling point, but one that has me wondering - Photos of the Venture cars clearly show a wide strip of Velcro across the top of each seat. I would imagine they're there for securing antimacassars, but one thing the seats seem to be sorely lacking is a head/neck cushion.
For those who have extensive international rail experience, are head/neck cushions always permanently secured to the seat or are there some that are Velcro-ed on? Not having them permanently affixed seems like a perfect way to lose them, but I'm naively hoping there's a chance cushions are on the way.
The paper headrests are more properly called "antimacassars." This name comes from the macassar oil (aka "greasy kid stuff") that, 100 years ago, men used to apply to their hair to hold it in place. If seats with headrests didn't have antimacassars, the greasy kid stuff would soak into the seat fabric and make everything dirty and unsanitary. Antimacassars used to be cloth, but by the late 1960s, on the PRR/PC at least, they were being made of paper. The Amfleets had them, and also the Suplerliners, I've seen them into the 21st century with the blue upholstery. I think maybe they stopped doing it in recent years as a cost-cutting measure. The recent refurbishment of cars with the fake leather seats eliminates the need for antimacassars because (1) the seat covering doesn't absorb greasy kid stuff, so the seats and be easily wiped down after use, and (2) nobody wears greasy kid stuff in their hair any more.Yet the reupholstery of the existing cars eliminates paper headrests.
At least there will be a much better reason to get business now.On the plus side apparently the new Business Class seating is 26" wide in a 2:1 configuration.
Regardless of seat width, they could have made the cushions thicker, they could have made the seat backs recline, and they could have put the outlet on the frame in the seat in front, not use valuable hip room between the seat cushions. Even buses do that. They must have gotten people from METRA to design these seats.
Have there been multiple first-hand reports that the seats are uncomfortable, or that the cushions are inadequate? All I've seen in this thread is somebody saying that they look uncomfortable.Regardless of seat width, they could have made the cushions thicker, they could have made the seat backs recline, and they could have put the outlet on the frame in the seat in front, not use valuable hip room between the seat cushions. Even buses do that. They must have gotten people from METRA to design these seats.
Have there been multiple first-hand reports that the seats are uncomfortable, or that the cushions are inadequate? All I've seen in this thread is somebody saying that they look uncomfortable.
There was one post in another thread by somebody saying Brightliine's new seats are uncomfortable. I haven't seen any other complaints.I'm waiting to see that myself. What I find to be interesting is that I can't find complaints about Brightline seats as uncomfortable. Are these seats that different outside of their outward appearance?
Granted, Amtrak Midwest trips may be longer in duration than some Brightline trips, which could impact comfort in the long-term.
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