CoachSlumber
Lead Service Attendant
- Joined
- May 9, 2013
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Just one note about the newspapers. I loved it when you would get an actual local newspaper in the morning. But that was an expense to Amtrak, to the newspaper, or both. Most often, it was USA Today, which was probably a neglible expense to Amtrak, as USA Today for years had a strategy of basicallly giving out the paper to travelers to boost its national circulation. Used to be you'd get USA Today at your door "free" at most major hotels. That's largely gone, as USA Today has slashed expenses--and because legally hotels were mandated to give you an opt-out of the paper (usually printed in small type on your key envelope) that reduced your room rate by 25 or 50 cents if you declined the paper. The expense of providing a paper and the ubiquity of smart phones have done away with the papers on the train.