That is interesting - has anyone seen that before? I wonder if it's another attempt to serve food onboard without the expense of the actual dining car.
My friend, Timothy is part of this menu, he shared this with me, and got my feed back.. He's on the train right now, so if you have any feed back or anything, let him know.
That's what I told him when he asked for my feed back. Lot better than getting microwave food from the lounge car.
One area of concern is how the TAs will actually carry out this more formal at-seat meal service. Technically, this service has been available, but now it is being formally encouraged through these new menus. I hope that the TAs will embrace their increased responsibilities, seeing this as a way to help Amtrak weather its fiscal challenges. But I fear that at least some of them will view this enhancement as "just more work" and will allow this attitude to permeate the interactions with those who ask for the service. We already see this with some sleeper attendants who make it clear that delivering meals to your room is a bother and a hassle.
Yuck - I was wondering where the Salisbury steak came from. I am sorry for your loss.
Heh, I see what you did there!
Value is increased because it includes chicken, salad, and bottled water. The kids-meal version is $7, with only a roll (or with mixed vegetables AND a roll at dinner); adding chicken, side salad, and a bottle of water for $3 more sounds good. Not that $7 for a small bowl of mac'n'cheese is some great deal, mind you.
The menus are on the specific trains pages (use the Routes tab at the top of the page). When you open a menu, look at the bottom of what would be the back page of the menu (usually the beverages page). You'll see AMT <initials for train> <mmyy> Example: Silver Meteor has AMT SM 0515
