VentureForth
Engineer
1) Inability to efficiently travel in the Southeast unless you're destination is Washington DC or beyond.
2) Infrequency of trains. And that's coming from a guy who has THREE trains in each direction going Northeast from my place. MUCH worse the further away from LA - CHI - WAS you get
3) Inconsistent Business Class definition across system & application of the defined services equally
4) Lack of communication in the event of a service disruption
5) Failure of Conductor to offer upgrades, even when available
6) Horrible boarding practices in large cities, from the Kindergarten walk to the standing in the blazing hot sun over Dallas in line for ticket punching prior to boarding the train
7) Failure to always be capable of providing diner services to passengers in Coach
8) Choosing to run the Southwest Chief through the Mojave Dessert in the middle of the night.
2) Infrequency of trains. And that's coming from a guy who has THREE trains in each direction going Northeast from my place. MUCH worse the further away from LA - CHI - WAS you get
3) Inconsistent Business Class definition across system & application of the defined services equally
4) Lack of communication in the event of a service disruption
5) Failure of Conductor to offer upgrades, even when available
6) Horrible boarding practices in large cities, from the Kindergarten walk to the standing in the blazing hot sun over Dallas in line for ticket punching prior to boarding the train
7) Failure to always be capable of providing diner services to passengers in Coach
8) Choosing to run the Southwest Chief through the Mojave Dessert in the middle of the night.