Just curious why I read so much about dirty restrooms onboard. As I understand it, restrooms start out clean, but are never cleaned the entire route. If onboard crew do not wish to service them, why aren't they serviced during longer stops?
Others already have. Some people are slobs, some don't do their jobs. What else can possibly be said?Can anyone comment?
On long distance trains, coach attendants do clean the restrooms periodically (and make announcements encouraging passengers to keep the restrooms clean). However, as stated previously, many passengers are slobs.Just curious how/why Amtrak doesn't insist that crew members maintain acceptable levels of cleanliness on trains.
You do realize complaints show up more than compliments on any reviews, don't you. How many people do you think will go online and say "Wow, the bathrooms were clean", especially when they expect the bathrooms to be clean. Always read reviews "with a grain of salt".I guess my point is not whether folks are slobs....many are. But it's the same in all public places whether a McDonalds, or a gas station, or a sports stadium. But regardless of how the public treats them, it's a given that they need attention occasionally. From what I've read over the last several weeks as we research train travel, this is very common onboard trains. Paper towel waste containers are never emptied, so they overflow. Soap dispensers are empty. I realize that it's not a fun job, but it's a necessary job. Just curious how/why Amtrak doesn't insist that crew members maintain acceptable levels of cleanliness on trains. If it's only occasional, there sure are a lot of comments out there on train reviews.
Exactly. We cannot paint all staff with the same wide brush, and management skills vary widely within Amtrak.Amtrak doesn't have effective supervision or a system of accountability. It's not just on the trains. Read the inspector general's report about passenger handling at stations, or look at the recent website upgrade fiasco.
Some employees do a good job, some don't. Not all the bathrooms are a mess. But enough of them are that it's a normal occurrence, not an exception.
At the point Amfleet 1 came onto radar, the designers were using an airline model for rest rooms. That hasn't changed much since. I agree the heritage rest rooms were FAR superior, but the bean counters must have been convinced they took away from revenue space. Not sure if they did, but often perception becomes reality to some people.I think that if they returned to the heritage design of restrooms, it might help the situation....
Many of the long distance heritage chair cars, had a large restroom-lounge....one end of the car for men, the other end for women.
Within these there were usually one or two toilet annexes, two or three mirror/sink position's, and sometimes a sofa or a couple of chairs....
So those washing or shaving were in view of other's, and hence perhaps were somewhat tidier in their habits....
In addition, there was ample floor space for tall trash bags that were easily used, as well as emptied....
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