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Llordsigma replied to the thread Amtrak dining and cafe service.3 would bring it back to where it was before which we know is doable even serving coach. When I rode the few times I did before they...
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Llordsigma replied to the thread Recent Beech Grove Tour.They definitely lost mechanical employees to attrition as they did a retirement incentive and a lot of people retired in general during...
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Llordsigma replied to the thread Recent Beech Grove Tour.This is the back shop so these cars are awaiting heavier duty work - in most cases overhaul work. Work related to bad orders, regular...
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Llordsigma replied to the thread Amtrak dining and cafe service.All I would conclude from that is he has no comment or announcement to make at this time.
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Llordsigma replied to the thread Empire Builder discussion.Multiple bad ordered lounges creating a shortage along with shops struggling to keep up. Unfortunately not a good answer but it is what...
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Llordsigma replied to the thread Viewliner II Part 4: Sleeping Car production, delivery, deployment.Crescent is normally older Viewliner 1s. This was likely the result of a bad order situation.
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Llordsigma replied to the thread Amtrak dining and cafe service.You are probably more familiar with the process of how sous vide is done than I do so I stand corrected on the point on commonality of use.
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Llordsigma replied to the thread Amtrak dining and cafe service.With flex dining what you're getting from the vendor is a complete meal ready to serve with any starches, vegetables, or sauces already...
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Llordsigma replied to the thread Amtrak dining and cafe service.Chicken and fish entrees on Traditional dining is all I'm referring to. I honestly don't know anything about what's done for Acela...
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Llordsigma replied to the thread Amtrak dining and cafe service.Sous vide is how the meats/fish are prepared (with the exception of the steak which comes raw.)
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Llordsigma replied to the thread Amtrak dining and cafe service.As an example - the traditional chicken and fish entrees are sous Vide prepared by the commissary. Those are still nothing like...
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Llordsigma replied to the thread Amtrak dining and cafe service.Correct. Traditional is raw ingredients ordered by the commissary (Aramark in this case) from food vendors and either commissary...
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LAs I've said before, there's a big quality difference between partially cooked menu items being finished individually in a kitchen, and...
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Llordsigma replied to the thread Amtrak dining and cafe service.I think the premade items for traditional are ordered as raw ingredients but prepped before hand in the Aramark operated commissary...
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Llordsigma replied to the thread Amtrak dining and cafe service.The whole idea of contemporary and later flexible dining was to save labor costs both on board and in the commissary by switching to...
