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Amtrakrulez
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Is it true that Amtrak will begin to phase out its Heritage cars? If so, which ones will they retire?
Thanks! B)
Thanks! B)
Oddly enough though, so far Beech Grove has only turned out one Amfleet in a Diner Lite configuration. You would think that they would be pushing the single level side much harder with the aging single level diners, yet that would not appear to be the case.As Simplified Dining Continues to grow eventually the Dining Car will be cut off as well.
ummmmm..."renovations for diner lite"??? they don't exist - I've worked Superliners I and II with both the old diner service and the "diner lite" (actually called Simplified Dining Service) and the only differences have nothing to do with equipment - they were (and now this has changed back) not using the grill, but leaving them in, and of course switching to plasticware, but the needs and capabilities of the cars are no different - perhaps you're referring to the upgrade, much the same as many of the Obs/Lounge cars have received, with the new blue color scheme, higher-backed seats, table seating (four or six, depending on the generation), new carpeting and lighting, etc. - a comparable change is going on in the diners, in terms of colors and lighting, with added storage space for the SA's on each side of the diner (more refrigerators = less spoilage due to equipment failure!)Oddly enough though, so far Beech Grove has only turned out one Amfleet in a Diner Lite configuration. You would think that they would be pushing the single level side much harder with the aging single level diners, yet that would not appear to be the case.As Simplified Dining Continues to grow eventually the Dining Car will be cut off as well.
On the other hand, there are reports out now that indicate that 13 Superliner I diners are undergoing the needed renovations for diner lite.
No, diner lite is not SDS. SDS is exactly what you've described and part of the reason for it was to cut staffing costs and in theory food costs, and as I showed in my analysis of SDS it also cut revenue so there is little if any savings. Food service will still loose just as much money as it has in the past, due to the reduced income from the diner. Part of the reason for SDS was prepretory for Diner Lite.ummmmm..."renovations for diner lite"??? they don't exist - I've worked Superliners I and II with both the old diner service and the "diner lite" (actually called Simplified Dining Service) and the only differences have nothing to do with equipment - they were (and now this has changed back) not using the grill, but leaving them in, and of course switching to plasticware, but the needs and capabilities of the cars are no different - perhaps you're referring to the upgrade, much the same as many of the Obs/Lounge cars have received, with the new blue color scheme, higher-backed seats, table seating (four or six, depending on the generation), new carpeting and lighting, etc. - a comparable change is going on in the diners, in terms of colors and lighting, with added storage space for the SA's on each side of the diner (more refrigerators = less spoilage due to equipment failure!)Oddly enough though, so far Beech Grove has only turned out one Amfleet in a Diner Lite configuration. You would think that they would be pushing the single level side much harder with the aging single level diners, yet that would not appear to be the case.As Simplified Dining Continues to grow eventually the Dining Car will be cut off as well.
On the other hand, there are reports out now that indicate that 13 Superliner I diners are undergoing the needed renovations for diner lite.
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