Hello friends,
I've just recently discovered how awesome rail travel is, and I really wish I had figured it out years ago!
With that in mind, I was trying to think of a way to appeal to younger people so they can discover Amtrak - which will (hopefully) bring in more revenue and keep the company afloat for years to come.
So I was wondering if there is any chance Amtrak might consider bringing back the Parlour Cars - well, not the originals because I understand they sold them off - but maybe they can renovate some rail cars they already own to save money. Would it be possible to have the Parlour Cars sponsored (i.e. underwritten, paid for) by a company with deeper pockets than Amtrak - say, Jameson Whiskey or Red Bull, or, I don't know, maybe Johnnie Walker. . . This would keep expenses low, and drinks featuring the sponsor's products could be served on the train.
Selling craft beer and wine from breweries and wineries along the route would be a nice feature.
If there were also skilled, sharply-dressed mixologists making craft cocktails on board, it would make for some very "Instagrammable moments" and hopefully create a positive buzz about how genuinely cool it is to take the train!
Anyway, that's my 2-cents worth. Just wanted to throw the idea out there, because I'm genuinely worried that little-by-little, train service will continue disappearing unless something can be done to attract a new generation of fans.
I've just recently discovered how awesome rail travel is, and I really wish I had figured it out years ago!
With that in mind, I was trying to think of a way to appeal to younger people so they can discover Amtrak - which will (hopefully) bring in more revenue and keep the company afloat for years to come.
So I was wondering if there is any chance Amtrak might consider bringing back the Parlour Cars - well, not the originals because I understand they sold them off - but maybe they can renovate some rail cars they already own to save money. Would it be possible to have the Parlour Cars sponsored (i.e. underwritten, paid for) by a company with deeper pockets than Amtrak - say, Jameson Whiskey or Red Bull, or, I don't know, maybe Johnnie Walker. . . This would keep expenses low, and drinks featuring the sponsor's products could be served on the train.
Selling craft beer and wine from breweries and wineries along the route would be a nice feature.
If there were also skilled, sharply-dressed mixologists making craft cocktails on board, it would make for some very "Instagrammable moments" and hopefully create a positive buzz about how genuinely cool it is to take the train!
Anyway, that's my 2-cents worth. Just wanted to throw the idea out there, because I'm genuinely worried that little-by-little, train service will continue disappearing unless something can be done to attract a new generation of fans.