You’re right. It’s the cost cutting mentality that rewards managers for cutting costs. I haven’t seen a salad on Amtrak since 2018. They’re always magically not available. It’s time for advocates to demand better service including a return of the Sightseer Lounge to the Texas Eagle. I’ll write a letter today.
Always the best action.
Yes, but is anyone listening???
I mean't to say 50th Anniversary Bash. Guess I made that mistake because I am so overcome with Amtrak's deterioration!
Activism is always more productive than simply grousing amongst each other on a website.
This is brought to us by the same company which canned National Train Day which should be tomorrow. They just couldn't stand all the free publicity.
Service deterioration is when they cut back on staff to the point that each is doing the work of 3, and then cut back on the services and amenities! Then raise the prices!The Cafe is operated in the small end of the Diner ( CCC) that runs on the CONO and the Texas Eagle, but Coach passengers have to eat and drink in their Seats, they're not allowed to sit in the Crews " Lounge", which is where they hang out now that the Transdorms are also not operating on the Eagles.
The other bad feature of this "hybrid" car is that the LSA and SCA gets to make up their own rules as to whether or not SLEEPER Passengers can eat in the " Diner ",or have to pick up their " Meals" in a "To Go " Bag or have it delivered by the 1 SCA on the Train and eat in their rooms.
On my last 2 trips on the Eagle (Round trips)to Dallas and San Antonio, it was 50/50 as to whether we had a choice, and also the Cafe would be Closed for Hours as the Overworked LSA would be busy heating and packing up the Sleeping Car Passengers meals, sometimes assisted by the also Overworked SCA and the 1 Coach Attendant!().
You can "Walk the Train", ie go from one end to another,Visit the Cafe Car( Mask required)and get off during Fresh Air Stops( ask your Attendant before going too far from Trainside),and of course if there is a Sightseer Lounge, you can visit there.
I did that today on the Pacific Surfliner! Checked how many people were on, went to see the 'railfan window'.
Yet the subsidies are greater than ever.
What is the disposition of the 8 inactive? Scrapped? Disabled beyond repair? Or deferred railworthiness?
This might provide a little bit of information, it hasn't been updated in a while and I'm not sure how reliable it is, I think it's pretty good. According to it, it says that 6 have been wrecked. Amtrak Superliner
Disposition of SSLs that are OOS as listed in David Warner's update to Amtrak by the Numbers web page augmented with information from Dan Aynsworth's Superliner web page:
Amtrak put up a whole bunch of cars for sale in 2019. There were four SSLs in the lot. They are all being sold as is, so many of them may not be any good without considerable additional investment. Some are wrecks for sale as junk too.
Specifically about SSLs I don't know. But in general, many have been sold. @Seaboard92 knows more about all that than I do. Even a bunch of Amfleet Is were acquired by a tourist operation.
Part of me hopes Amtrak Pete schedules overnight inspection tours with baffled Amtrak senior management on long distancetrains; maybe it's not realistic, but it's still a fun image.
It seems that Anderson had no scruples when it comes to passenger service... the only thing he accomplished was cost cutting; nor did he understand that the rail system is a service to the tax payers... who pay for it!
Wouldnt hurt for everyone that loves the Eagle from the States the Eagle serves ( IL/MO/AR/TX)to let Amtrak Joe, Mayor Pete and their Senators and Reps know how we feel about this latest idiotic idea from the Executive Suite in Sodom on the Potomac!
