The dining cars on trains can never make money because.
1. The servers (waters & Waitresses) are paid far higher than they are at any restaurant and the entire crew requires lodging and gets free meals.
2. Its a restaurant but its closed much of the time
3. due to .3 you are not going to be able to serve that many more coach passengers.
4. the food is too expensive for many coach passengers that are traveling on a budget.
5. On many trains the dining car Steward makes no announcements in coach that meals are available or being served as they feel that they should be doing the bare minimum of work
6. "Throw-a-way" plates and cups are a significant cost. .
7. Disposables create larger volumes of garbage and increase sanitation costs.
Good thing that Amtrak got rid of that 75 cent a day flower on the tables!!!! The man that thought of that was a genius. That saved them a giant 2 cents per dining car patron. A strong move towards profitability to be sure. Wall street would be proud.
Lets face it. When was the last time that any dining car on any railroad throughout history made any money?
1. The servers (waters & Waitresses) are paid far higher than they are at any restaurant and the entire crew requires lodging and gets free meals.
2. Its a restaurant but its closed much of the time
3. due to .3 you are not going to be able to serve that many more coach passengers.
4. the food is too expensive for many coach passengers that are traveling on a budget.
5. On many trains the dining car Steward makes no announcements in coach that meals are available or being served as they feel that they should be doing the bare minimum of work
6. "Throw-a-way" plates and cups are a significant cost. .
7. Disposables create larger volumes of garbage and increase sanitation costs.
Good thing that Amtrak got rid of that 75 cent a day flower on the tables!!!! The man that thought of that was a genius. That saved them a giant 2 cents per dining car patron. A strong move towards profitability to be sure. Wall street would be proud.
Lets face it. When was the last time that any dining car on any railroad throughout history made any money?
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