Most stations don't have any kind of food service on site, at least throughout the west. There are a few, like the snack bar at Albuquerque (although it is known to be slow), a newsstand in San Jose, the gift shop/newsstand/snack bar at Portland, or the Burrito Lady in El Paso, but otherwise, there may be vending machines if you are very lucky. I seem to remember a coffee truck in Minot, too.
As to other options away from the station, leaving immediate trainside strikes me as a very bad idea, unless it is a known super-long stop, like Albuquerque if the train is on time or early.
The only delivery I'd consider is something relatively cheap with a minimal delivery charge, like pizza, where if there was a miss it would be no big deal.
I have seen crews order pizza to be delivered, and, memorably, in Salinas southbound one time, we were quite early and my SCA went and bought sandwiches for himself and some crew members at a sandwich shop they particularly liked. He was gone for about 15 minutes, IIRC.
As to bragging. Bragging about ordering food for delivery? Huh?
As to other options away from the station, leaving immediate trainside strikes me as a very bad idea, unless it is a known super-long stop, like Albuquerque if the train is on time or early.
The only delivery I'd consider is something relatively cheap with a minimal delivery charge, like pizza, where if there was a miss it would be no big deal.
I have seen crews order pizza to be delivered, and, memorably, in Salinas southbound one time, we were quite early and my SCA went and bought sandwiches for himself and some crew members at a sandwich shop they particularly liked. He was gone for about 15 minutes, IIRC.
As to bragging. Bragging about ordering food for delivery? Huh?
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