That vitamin C will help prevent scurvy on a 'delayed for days' Amtrak train!
Many Americans would probably benefit from 30+ days of solid food fasting but going 4-5 days without water would be inadvisable. You need fresh water to help remove impurities, regulate temperature, and maintain proper chemistry.
I remember we had 450+ on the an eastbound CZ one winter. About 250 of them boarded at Winter Park in the middle of a blizzard. Had to do several "spots" to get everyone on board. Luckily the resorts let them stay in the shuttle buses until we arrived. But most of the baggage was sitting outside and covered with a few inches of the white stuff by time the train rolled in. This was at the old Winter Park stop not Fraser or the Ski Train stop. Overall it was one big happy crowd coming down from the mountains into Denver. Glad I had an "Economy Room" (now Roomette) back then.
yeah, but they get kind of cranky due to the low blood sugar, so it's really in Amtrak's interest to feed them something before a riot breaks out.
I would not want the tomato already on the sandwich - they can "leak" and get on the turkey and bread.
The cheese I would be able to pull off.According to the article, it was diverted due to a "maintenance issue." Sounds like I'd prefer the army barracks in Goose Bay to a flight over the North Atlantic beyond the "point of no return" in a plane with a "maintenance issue."
The thread was split up afterward but this was my previous reply...
In Berlin from time to time we had to eat C-Rations that were due to expire (they'd be replaced, as a precaution against a blockade). They really were not bad on an occasional basis, as the French noticed. We also carried cases of them and bottled water on our trains through the Soviet Zone in case of another stand-off. The problem with military rations or Amtrak cafe cars for LD coach passengers is repetition of a small number of items.
Actually, looking at the MRE menus (SECTION C (dla.mil) ), it looks like there's more variety than Amtrak ever had available, even under traditional dining. Anyway, Amtrak wouldn't use official military MREs; those can't be resold. However the vendors that make the military MREs would have no problem making whatever kind of MREs that Amtrak wanted. For one thing, the meals wouldn't need to have the 1,250 calories specified in military MREs that young healthy soldiers need while in the field.
Yeah, if I were stuck on a train for 4 hours, I would love to hear, "Here's your dinner: 2 fig bars."
Gross!
The problem with backpacking food is that you have to boil water and reconstitute the stuff. That's the advantage of MREs, they can be eaten as is, even cold, though they do come with a flameless heating pack that allows them to be heated by the eater without kitchens, food preparation staff, etc.
Not enough protein. Maybe if they added a salami and cheese charcuterie pack. Also, a decent meal substitute should be at least 700 calories.
After reading all the posts, I think this sums up the consensus. lol
