S
SmokingCar
Guest
I am a smoker but I am planning a multi-day trip on the train which would include Metra and and MARC...any rules regarding vapo ciggarettes?
They ought to be disiplined!I have seen, for the record, Amtrak employees smoke in the vestibule, esp if its a car that they sealed off and thus believe no one will notice.
If I understand correctly, though, the crews you are talking about were not smoking inside the train.I've seen Amtrak employees smoking at a distance from the train being joined by smoking and non smoking passengers. I've seen crew changes where engineers and other personel were smoking. All were visiting amicably and no one seemed to mind.
How is Amtrak going to solve this problem? Smoke detectors?I haven't actually seen crew members smoking, but more than once I knew that they were indeed smoking. In particular on the Acela, where I'm often in First, if the FC car is trailing, conductors and even occasionally FC crew members will slip into the rear power car for a puff. And as they walk by after finishing, you can really tell what they were just doing.
And there have been a few times where in a sleeper it was clear that a crew member had just been in the bag smoking.
Baggage car.What do you mean by in the bag?
Really? Is this a problem? A few employees sneaking into the power car, or on LD, the baggage cars? Bigger fish to fry.How is Amtrak going to solve this problem? Smoke detectors?I haven't actually seen crew members smoking, but more than once I knew that they were indeed smoking. In particular on the Acela, where I'm often in First, if the FC car is trailing, conductors and even occasionally FC crew members will slip into the rear power car for a puff. And as they walk by after finishing, you can really tell what they were just doing.
And there have been a few times where in a sleeper it was clear that a crew member had just been in the bag smoking.
I agree, one of my favorite FC attendants definitely smokes back there when FC is in the rear.I haven't actually seen crew members smoking, but more than once I knew that they were indeed smoking. In particular on the Acela, where I'm often in First, if the FC car is trailing, conductors and even occasionally FC crew members will slip into the rear power car for a puff. And as they walk by after finishing, you can really tell what they were just doing.
And there have been a few times where in a sleeper it was clear that a crew member had just been in the bag smoking.
I think having a cigarette in your mouth, even if unlit, will attract the attention of the conductor.Actually cigars, cigarettes and pipes are allowed on Amtrak, as long as they are not lit. Same for an electric cigarette with the battery removed.
Enter your email address to join: