Recent content by priller

Just 1, so far.

NTSB: Derailment of Amtrak Train No. 7, The Empire Builder, on Burlington Northern Track, Glacier Park, Montana,. March 14. 1980

My experience from a trip last week. I took the Cardinal from MSS-CHI. The best SCA (David) I ever had, really helpful and on top of things. He delivered lunch and dinner to my roomette. I had no problem with the Flexible Dining options. Both lunch and dinner were quite good. The...

Acela 1st is reheated, just like airline service. Beef Short Ribs (not recent photo)

Yes, and with fatalities . Derailment of Amtrak Auto Train P052-18 on the CSXT Railroad Near Crescent City, Florida April 18, 2002 "The train derailed in a left-hand curve while traveling about 56 mph. The train was carrying 413 passengers and 33 Amtrak employees. The derailment resulted in 4...

Uh ... But you will be paying the $200+ charge for the vehicle, that is in addition to the passenger ticket. The system will not let you book a ticket without adding a vehicle. "Problem with Vehicle Selection: To book a reservation on the Auto Train you must bring a vehicle. Please select one...

They were running this menu in November. The Sleeper "BEEF PETITE TENDER FILET" redefined the meaning of the word "petite". The portion was literally two bites, it was outright shameful. We have done several AT round-trips and have always been very satisfied. But this new beef, while having...

The last time I took the 2160 was back in Sept. 2016.  Leaving WAS, they carried the full breakfast and lunch menu.  We were able to order from either.  My wife ordered a breakfast item and I had a lunch selection.   Is this still the case?  Perhaps it was a short-term experiment.

The cars seem to just be along for the ride .... https://youtu.be/BCkUnz3GxO8?t=2m28s ... no strapping to be seen. I have seen cars come off auto racks that have shifted and bumped into the next car. The AT station staff seemed to have a good process of taking photos and documenting the damage.

"He said in areas that where PTC is not currently required such as in yards and terminals Amtrak is considering whether it will continue service after the end of year. “We have a question about whether we’re going to operate at all and I doubt we will,” Anderson said."...

FWIW ..... Our trip in May, it was 50 cars total. 17 passenger and 33 auto carriers.

This is the sleeper/business class menu from May 2017. A service change that would be new is that sleeper and business class now board 10 minutes before coach, rather than the one big rush.

Need for wait for the details. But, they have never mentioned the word boycott and I do not read it as such. I suspect more along the lines of organized rallys in cites across the country.

I really liked the pork chop. The beef seemed to be the most popular and very good.

On the AT, nice new menu since the last time. Not on the website.