Train 98 already has a diner. Not sure why some random regional to Virginia (train 99) should have one.i actually don't belive there should be a diner on the NER, except on the 66/67 and 98/99 where it would be fine.
*Raises hand*Train 98 already has a diner. Not sure why some random regional to Virginia (train 99) should have one.i actually don't belive there should be a diner on the NER, except on the 66/67 and 98/99 where it would be fine.
Nor do I see why 66/67 should have a dining car, considering that it would never be open (who's going to want to eat dinner at 2 in the morning?).
Messed up, see below.What train is 98/99?
Yeah, I guess 66/67 dosen't need one. Nor does 99. I meant to say 95/94 plus 171/176. Those run a long time during the day.Train 98 already has a diner. Not sure why some random regional to Virginia (train 99) should have one.i actually don't belive there should be a diner on the NER, except on the 66/67 and 98/99 where it would be fine.
Nor do I see why 66/67 should have a dining car, considering that it would never be open (who's going to want to eat dinner at 2 in the morning?).
I doubt that any train running under the auspices of Amtrak Northeast will get a Diner or even a cook attached to the cafe car. The only thin that might happen is as the trains get longer they could get a second cafe car at some point, and the Cafe menu could get enhanced.
Realistically, I don;t think adding Diners will enhance revenues sufficiently to cover any costs significantly. And in the current climate, that will trump everything else. NE Region on the verge of profitability is not going to take actions that will put them firmly back in red.
No. But only because NO Amtrak train, whether long distance, corridor, or regional has an acceptable diner.You mean something like The Card has? :help:I just can't see how adding a diner to corridor Trains could even begin to be economically viable. However, the current cafe doesn't seen to be cutting it.
The 66/67 and the Palmetto could both use a glorified snack car. CCC is a great idea for these routes, but you can't pull a Superliner into NYP.
I think both these Trains should get a Viewliner diner configured as a CCC.
On my recent trip on the EB, the guy in the cafe car announced that he had arranged to get 30 boxed dinners -- complete chicken dinners for $10 with sides and huckleberry cobbler -- from a restaurant in Havre. He took reservations, then announced when they were ready. Don't know how many he sold, but I would certainly have been tempted were I not in a sleeper. Has anyone else run into this?Non corridor trains like the Palmetto could offer dinners to go by contracting with restaurants along the line.
The Big Sky Chicken Picnic Dinner is a regular on the Empire Builder and usually sells out pretty fast.On my recent trip on the EB, the guy in the cafe car announced that he had arranged to get 30 boxed dinners -- complete chicken dinners for $10 with sides and huckleberry cobbler -- from a restaurant in Havre. He took reservations, then announced when they were ready. Don't know how many he sold, but I would certainly have been tempted were I not in a sleeper. Has anyone else run into this?Non corridor trains like the Palmetto could offer dinners to go by contracting with restaurants along the line.
You are not alone, I remember that invention also, though I was not on a train.Memory Lane: hboy:
All this talk about riding the Pennsy between WAS & NYP reminded me of a specific memory from my childhood. One time when taking the Metroliner with my Dad - I can't remember if it was pre-Amtrak or not (We rode it before and after the change) we went to the cafe car, like we usually did, and got hot beverages. I know my Dad got coffee and though I can't remember exactly what I had, it would have been either hot chocolate or hot tea. When we got our drinks, which were always served in styrofoam in those days, we found this amazing new (at least to us) innovation. The plastic, preformed lids had this new shape. It allowed one to push in a small section of the lid so you could enjoy your beverage without having to take the top off - and the worry of spilling it on the moving, shaking train! :excl: You laugh. Can't say as I blame you. :lol: It is certainly one of those things we take for granted today, but made a big impression on me at the time.
Bill, I guess we are showing our age.You are not alone, I remember that invention also, though I was not on a train.Memory Lane: hboy:
All this talk about riding the Pennsy between WAS & NYP reminded me of a specific memory from my childhood. One time when taking the Metroliner with my Dad - I can't remember if it was pre-Amtrak or not (We rode it before and after the change) we went to the cafe car, like we usually did, and got hot beverages. I know my Dad got coffee and though I can't remember exactly what I had, it would have been either hot chocolate or hot tea. When we got our drinks, which were always served in styrofoam in those days, we found this amazing new (at least to us) innovation. The plastic, preformed lids had this new shape. It allowed one to push in a small section of the lid so you could enjoy your beverage without having to take the top off - and the worry of spilling it on the moving, shaking train! :excl: You laugh. Can't say as I blame you. :lol: It is certainly one of those things we take for granted today, but made a big impression on me at the time.
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