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former9thward

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53. Wow, you are speaking for the entire Millennial generation.

Reply to Dr Hobbitstein (Reply #23)

Sun Sep 22, 2019, 09:15 PM

Sep 2019

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The end of an American tradition: The Amtrak dining car [View all] Beartracks Sep 2019 OP

My wife and I did Amtrak from DC to LA to SF. The linen table cloths felt so good. empedocles Sep 2019 #1

We did SF to LA on the Starlight Coastal Express... Beartracks Sep 2019 #3

The times I went I loved marlakay Sep 2019 #2

Meeting people was the best part. Well, that and... Beartracks Sep 2019 #4

Europoean trains in first class compartment have a table, and windows open to very good empedocles Sep 2019 #7

Sounds nice guess you can tell marlakay Sep 2019 #9

Europeans bdamomma Sep 2019 #26

They used to, anyway DFW Sep 2019 #55

Awww, crap! PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #5

Good for booking a roomette lunatica Sep 2019 #8

This will be my third trip on an overnight Amtrak PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #19

The Southwest Chief is the only one I've taken recently lunatica Sep 2019 #25

The meals are very expensive. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #28

I did 3 cross country trips - Flint to Los Angeles - and I booked a berth Siwsan Sep 2019 #36

We did the Empire Builder the other way last year. nolabear Sep 2019 #12

We visited friends we had not seen in too long. Multiple stops. Liked that. empedocles Sep 2019 #22

Do trains have showers or bathing facilities? I really hate missing a bath, Blue_true Sep 2019 #27

as a long time amtrak traveler from inception to the mid 2000s , yes they do and it is great. AllaN01Bear Sep 2019 #37

Thanks. Maybe I will take out some time and do a train ride. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #43

Enjoy wryter2000 Sep 2019 #13

Yes, agree with the small person csziggy Sep 2019 #17

one time my late mom and a late friend were traveling back east and the train was AllaN01Bear Sep 2019 #38

We got offered a pizza csziggy Sep 2019 #54

Millennials are a tough bunch to please when it comes to food lunatica Sep 2019 #6

They don't seem to care about good nutrition Mosby Sep 2019 #14

Millennials aren't obsessed with bacon. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #15

Americans are eating a record amount of meat Mosby Sep 2019 #20

Millennials are the ones pushing for plant and lab based meat. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #23

I am a Boomer. I have to agree with your general observations. Blue_true Sep 2019 #29

Wow, you are speaking for the entire Millennial generation. former9thward Sep 2019 #53

No, I'm not. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #56

And yet here we are. Mosby Sep 2019 #57

Actually, middle aged men and soccer moms ARE millennials. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #59

There's Nothing RobinA Sep 2019 #45

Too bad. They're going the route of the airlines. Soon they're be... brush Sep 2019 #10

Flying has really gone down the pits, haven't it? Blue_true Sep 2019 #32

In cattle class customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #39

Yeah, I like that the business and first class restrooms are not crowded. I still think the food Blue_true Sep 2019 #44

It depends on the airline customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2019 #49

Noooooo wryter2000 Sep 2019 #11

the swankiest diners were on the coast starlight and the empire builder . AllaN01Bear Sep 2019 #40

Prepackaged meals. I had a sneezing fit Ilsa Sep 2019 #16

Might have been. A lot of that prepackaged stuff is awful. Blue_true Sep 2019 #34

I guess that means no more white wine and brook trout. lpbk2713 Sep 2019 #18

Or axle grease in your hair. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #35

How sad. Dining cars were great. sinkingfeeling Sep 2019 #21

It's the end of an era of impeccable meals on a train WestLosAngelesGal Sep 2019 #24

As much of our nightmare of a trip was last Thanksgiving The food was pretty good. underpants Sep 2019 #30

The change is only on the one-night trips, if I read it correctly. But... Beartracks Sep 2019 #47

"...driven by the desire to save money..." Iggo Sep 2019 #31

congress has been cutting amtrak back and back and back ever since i can remember . AllaN01Bear Sep 2019 #41

I know this isn't the same bdamomma Sep 2019 #33

I've never been on an Amtrak train customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #42

I sincerely hope that this doesn't spread to their other lines. SeattleVet Sep 2019 #48

Good, over-priced, microwaved disgusting food obamanut2012 Sep 2019 #50

I remember railroad dining cars before Amtrak. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #51

I enjoyed the Amtrak trip we took and the food was fine, but I didn't enjoy eating with strangers. tanyev Sep 2019 #52

The pictures of the new meals look like airline food. yuck. TeamPooka Sep 2019 #58