NativeSon5859
Conductor
Here's a link to 30+ pictures from my trip...
City of NO trip
Some facts:
* Train was 30 minutes early into NOL
* Train was sold out leaving CHI
* New meal service wasn't too bad, but some people said that their meals were ice cold. It was good taste-wise. I had chicken fried steak for dinner....french toast for breakfast...and a burger for lunch.
* Dining Car is woefully shortstaffed now, especially when the car is somewhat full...just one waitress and an LSA. I had a 15 minute wait at dinner before even my drink order was taken. Not a big deal to me, but not like it used to be.
* My sleeping car was one of the new refurbished ones, and it was beautiful! I was in room C originally but the door to the room broke so they moved me to D. It was my first time in a Bedroom and I loved it, although I didn't like the "armchair" too much.
* This train did not use the normal consist of the Texas Eagle since the Eagle was running about 8 hours late into CHI...used the Capital Limited's consist perhaps?
Great trip overall and the attendant in the diner recognized me from my prior trips.
City of NO trip
Some facts:
* Train was 30 minutes early into NOL
* Train was sold out leaving CHI
* New meal service wasn't too bad, but some people said that their meals were ice cold. It was good taste-wise. I had chicken fried steak for dinner....french toast for breakfast...and a burger for lunch.
* Dining Car is woefully shortstaffed now, especially when the car is somewhat full...just one waitress and an LSA. I had a 15 minute wait at dinner before even my drink order was taken. Not a big deal to me, but not like it used to be.
* My sleeping car was one of the new refurbished ones, and it was beautiful! I was in room C originally but the door to the room broke so they moved me to D. It was my first time in a Bedroom and I loved it, although I didn't like the "armchair" too much.
* This train did not use the normal consist of the Texas Eagle since the Eagle was running about 8 hours late into CHI...used the Capital Limited's consist perhaps?
Great trip overall and the attendant in the diner recognized me from my prior trips.