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My post (#19) contained a review of my 6/2 CL trip from CHI-WAS (bustituted from Cumberland, MD, to DC, arriving 6.5 hours late on 6/3). Read past the Chick-fil-A stuff. It's cold food in box. Nothing to write home about. Because my CL was late I had three boxed meals. Because of dietary...

I would tend to believe this passenger for a few reasons: 1) lunch and dinner options are the same boxes, perhaps out of the train's lateness they were generous and gave him two? 2) As someone who's taken the CL (since the menu change) through Cumberland, I can attest to there being a...

For what it's worth, the Centers for Disease Control report that I think you're referring to stated that 70 million of that 100 million figure were people with "prediabetes." There are an estimated 29 million diabetics (90-95% of those are Type 2 diabetics, there are believed to be about 3...

Agree. I'm a Type 1 diabetic, so sure I can give myself insulin, but a 100g carb breakfast is a ticket to nowheresville without some toes in 30 years. Luckily, the attendant let me choose the Antipasto Plate for breakfast, I asked nicely, I didn't play the medical card, but in the future I...

Recently traveled on the CL on the first weekend of the new dining format. I submitted some feedback, some complaints, some praise, and received this response from Amtrak that seems to confirm it is moving towards pre-selecting meals, etc., and other things speculated at here: "Amtrak is...