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    Amtrak dining and cafe service

    If you're on a train for more than, say, 8 hours, which by definition will be longer than a flight + transfers to a similar destination, awful food and grumpy service should NOT be the norm. Personally, neither I nor my family have taken an Amtrak trip since the food service was deprecated so...
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    Inconsistent Service: A bigger problem than the food?

    With 48 hours on a train, good service can't make up for really lousy food unfortunately.
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    Viewliner Sleeper Bathroom Question

    I think this thread has gone WAY off the rails.
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    IL Siemens Venture Car Interior

    Yes thank you. I hope it doesn't get buried in that other thread.
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    IL Siemens Venture Car Interior

    Are there any photos of the IL Siemens Venture car interiors yet?
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    Viewliner Sleeper Bathroom Question

    Yeah sorry to say we passed on the Amtrak for several reasons, including the lousy new food service, the weird toilet situation, bizarre schedule, and ended up booking a flight instead.
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    Viewliner Sleeper Bathroom Question

    Thank you very much. The roomette bathroom creeps me out!
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    Viewliner Sleeper Bathroom Question

    Sorry for the noob question but am I correct in remembering that Viewliner sleeper cars do not have bathrooms outside the rooms and roomettes?
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    New dining options (flex dining) effective October 1, 2019

    Wow....61 pages. And I recall getting temporarily suspended from this site last year for complaining about the food changes and their impact. I'm sorry to see my concerns were well founded. The only solution at this point is to pack the Amtrak board with more sympathetic members and get a new...
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    Chicago: Why was there a Superliner train on the South Shore tracks this morning?

    I didn't know about the CN tracks...it was probably the CONO then. How does it get to Union Station from those tracks? I've never ridden the CONO and won't because of the terrible downgraded food.
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    Chicago: Why was there a Superliner train on the South Shore tracks this morning?

    I saw it around 10am heading north near Soldier Field. Not a south shore double. Unequivocal Superliner consist with Sightseer car
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    which is better? Empire builder or via-rail Canadian?

    I vote The Canadian. That train is a focus of pride by the Canadian government, and that pride comes thru start to finish. Incredible service, food, scenery, equipiment. Re: Park Car-- while beautiful, I found it very uncomfortable since it was the last car. Worth a look but never stayed.
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    Chicago: Why was there a Superliner train on the South Shore tracks this morning?

    Why did I a see an Amtrak Superliner train on South Shore Line tracks this morning around 10am-ish? Which train is this?
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    New dining options (flex dining) effective October 1, 2019

    I've deliberately booked other forms of transportation on any route that serves "contemporary dining". Not gonna ride those unless I get a proper meal, which "contemporary dining" ain't by a mile.
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    2019 LSL Food Reviews?

    Thanks for your posts. It's a shame what Amtrak have done.
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