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Sorry, I couldn't link. Google Bloomberg Amtrak It is about food services and the amount of money lost on LD trains. Supposedly, these losses will disappear within five years. One interesting fact I learned is that the waiters and waitresses are paid $41.19 per hour (including benefits)...

More than 14 million dollars have been poured into the station renovation. I see a few cosmetic changes inside the station and a new parking area. I'm not a construction engineer, and I could be wrong, but $14,000,000? I don't see it. Kind of like the "Big Dig" to me. If I were Mr Boardman, I...

I love riding trains but do not like certain things. Rude employees are one. Stopped up toilets on the Superliners are another. Inconsiderate people who take up three seats in the SSL during the day when others are looking for a place to sit. I also believe passengers shouldn't be exposed to...

I got a very good impression of Winter Park, Florida and Ashland, Virginia the first time I traveled through them by train. They were spotless. No trash along the rails. Beautiful. And there are many cities which keep the railroadway clean. But there are places where there hasn't been a police...

I'm going to try to keep this simple. It would be nice to get a definite answer. There are quite a few here who know just about everything Amtrak. For answers we cannot ascertain, maybe someone (Alan?) has an inside friend at Amtrak who can set us straight. Let's put ourselves in a telephone...

Apparantly, that's the name given to coach passengers who go into the SSL to get a night's sleep. Some of these people do not know that this is against the rules. You are not allowed to sleep in the SSL overnight. Or the diner. Sometimes this rule is not enforced. That is management's fault. A...

When he recently traveled to Colorado, he traveled in private cars. I believe he should ride as a regular passenger does. It may be a good idea to occasionally travel incognito. For obvious reasons.

Many forum members remind us to tip Amtrak employees. I have heard (and this may be incorrect) that unlike waitstaff in resaurants where they work for minimum wage (or lower), waitresses and waiters on the trains are very well paid. Let's take the Capital. How much would a waiter be paid for a...

Actually, the voting took place 60-70 years ago. After WW11, comercial flights became more and more reasonable. Business travelers got from one side of the country to the other in just a few hourrs. Soon thereafter, families were going on vacation by air. Students were getting back to college...

I'm fairly new here. Is this poster "JIS" a real person or a robot connected to a super-computer? Is there anything he doesn't know? lol!!

A few years ago, riding up from Miami, I was seated at dinner with Eleanor. After eating, she asked the waitress for decaf. The waitress returned saying "we're all out of decaf". That would have ended it for me but, Eleanor was insistant. "I cannot believe there is no decaf coffee on this entire...

Just joined this forum. I've ridden just about all of Amtrak's system (not the Maine or Oklahoma lines). I love sleeping on the train and sometimes wonder why there hasn't been a contraption invented to simulate the movements of a train. I could use one for my bed at home. I also love when the...