Brian Battuello
Service Attendant
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2014
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When Pullman subcontracted the sleeping cars, did they also do the diners?
I may be wrong, but I don’t recall the Pullman Company operating any full dining cars. AFAIK, the only food service they operated, were some grill-sleeping cars, such as on the UP “Butte Special”, and some parlor cars offering light meal service...When Pullman subcontracted the sleeping cars, did they also do the diners?
Wait a sec. They already outsource the food. The only thing that's cooked on board are the steaks and a couple of breakfast items.Probably union contracts, this idea has been around for years, outsourcing the food.
Presumably these contracts are not indefinite and come up for renewal, no?Not a realistic view of how contracts work. Much of the food service employment is on state supported trains or the NEC. Ending food service completely is not happening. Threatening something you can't do accomplishes nothing.
There is no union contract that stops Amtrak from outsourcing food and beverage services although the fast act (paraphrasing) basically says that no jobs are to be cut while eliminating the losses.Probably union contracts, this idea has been around for years, outsourcing the food.
More like conversions from the current as delivered table service ‘diners’ to self service grab-n-go pay the attendant ‘market’ concepts.Two of the diners listed as concept prototyping....could this be the start of the future single level food service cars?
It makes sense. Grab and go is a growing trend in food service. Perhaps they are eventually going to morph all the cafe cars into this format. The silver star receiving flex dining on May 1st is probably an opportunity to test this out if that’s the plan. If the goal for the single level LD trains is a single food service car this is probably a smart way to deliver it. This car could prepare grab n go items as well as the flexible dining meals for sleeper passengers and serve the flex dining meals in a “grab n go” setup.More like conversions from the current as delivered table service ‘diners’ to self service grab-n-go pay the attendant ‘market’ concepts.
It’s certainly possible that this concept could be used in the amfleet replacement food service cars, and is said to be how the new Acela cafes will be, more like a you-grab then-pay market. Should look a lot better than the current Amfleet cafe design where everything is hidden in a chiller and you can’t see any of the products.
That's an odd location.
After all the hype about the new exclusive Sleeper Lounges? Maybe the tables will still be for the sleeper passengers and there is going to be a pickup counter for coach passengers.This would suggest then that the Sleeper Lounge on single level LD trains is just a passing phase until we get to single food service delivery car perhaps?
Since that will be impossible to enforce in the absence of any staff other than the LSA I suspect that won't happen.After all the hype about the new exclusive Sleeper Lounges? Maybe the tables will still be for the sleeper passengers and there is going to be a pickup counter for coach passengers.
They could simply put a door/gate in to stop steerage passengers from getting to "First Class" part of train.Since that will be impossible to enforce in the absence of any staff other than the LSA I suspect that won't happen.
Oh. I see what you are saying. There will just be a counter at the Coach end, and the tables end will be entirely at the Sleeper end with a door preventing access from the Coach end to the Sleeper end. Yes, that is possible.They could simply put a door/gate in to stop steerage passengers from getting to "First Class" part of train.
I think that sounds horrible but it's equivalent to an airliner curtain I guess.
Other equipment will meet it and head to play with the new high-speed train.That's an odd location.
You're right. It does sound horrible.They could simply put a door/gate in to stop steerage passengers from getting to "First Class" part of train.
I think that sounds horrible but it's equivalent to an airliner curtain I guess.
I was hoping they were loaning one to VIA for testing.Other equipment will meet it and head to play with the new high-speed train.
Thanks, Thirdrail7. I am having a brain freeze (or an overload of acronyms in my life)--could you remind me what PM stands for?PM move.