Devil's Advocate
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Nope.Does your local Jim's rock and roll at 90 mph on rough track?I thought we were comparing Amtrak to a generic diner. My local Jim's doesn't have fresh flowers or "china" or glassware or suits or locally sourced anything. What it does have is freshly prepared French toast, eggs cooked however you want, and omelets made with fresh vegetables instead of frozen. It also has two or sometimes three cooks covering up to 150 guests. If I were comparing Amtrak to a Ritz-Carlton meal I could see why folks would think I was being unfair, but we're talking about a generic chain diner here. The kind that a well trained chef should be able to work circles around.
Then again neither do any Amtrak trains that pass through Texas. If the Texas Eagle and Sunset Limited were flying along at nearly a hundred miles per hour then I could presumably reach my usual destinations before getting hungry enough to eat reheated frozen leftovers. I would assume that improved sourcing and preparation of today's AmChow is an easier prospect than vastly improving track speeds but I'd be happy either way.
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