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Unfortunately Amtrak tends to hire people who have relatives and friends already on board first, especially now in this bad economy.

I haven't heard anything about it. What dates are you traveling?

<br /><br /><br /> I ALWAYS bring my own meals! Let me tell you you eating a heavy meal and trying to then work or sleep doesn't work with me. Plus the fact that eating the same thing every night gets rather boring. I also wish my passengers would take their yellow check meal slips as well. As...

We pre-board red cap sleeping car passengers in Washington about 3:20 pm or so. Very soon after the red caps deliver their passengers to their car, the rest of the sleeping car passengers are then boarded, followed by the coach passengers. Breakfast starts at 6 am and closes at south bend...

It's a personal choice of the employee. I choose to wear white over the blue since I can bleach them prior to dry cleaning them. Without bleaching the blues don't come very clean, IMO.

There actually is a car wash near the Chi yards. Similar to an actual car wash, train creeps slowly through brushes, suds and water rinse!

Just a heads up.... Here is a short blurb http://www.wtol.com/story/15388892/two-people-sent-to-hospital-after-car-and-train-collide-in-lake-twp I was working as an sca on that train. I was putting my passengers to bed that just got on in Toledo and was just getting to bed. From what the...

Hi eb, I work for amtrak on obs. Our vacation time is one week for one year, not sure about the scale as years go by and we do not receive sick leave. We do have gaurantees per month as far as hours go as long as you don't mark off. Vacation time is based on seniority, you bid for specific...

what day does your CL leg leave for WAS?

I haven't chimed in regarding this topic because I was a little timid doing so. So many stories about nightmare SCAs! I actually am an SCA on the Capital Limited and am absolutely stunned about some of the stories of other SCAs told here. Remember, for me personally, I budget my monetary...

Hi Jeff, When I applied for the DC crew base for the CL run, there were apparently 200 applicants for a total of 15 new SA/TA/FS positions. I was hired and trained in all three crafts. I was on the extra-board for a total of three months, but now have a regular. (three days on/three days off...

Hi Sputnik, hope you will enjoy your trip! I work OBS on the CL, as soon as the doors close on the train out of WAS, the Lead Service Attendant will come around personally to all sleeping car passengers and request your dinner reservation time, usually between 5 and 830 or so. Dinner is...

Hey folks! Just wanted to throw out a tidbit of info to all the tall peeps that have some worries about sleeping in the roomettes on a superliner. I'm an SA/TA/SCA on the Capital Limited, 6'8" tall, and can actually lay flat on the lower bed without bending my head, knees or ankles to fit. I...

Not on the train yet ALC, my first day of 3 week class training is Monday. I'll probably see you towards the end of the month!

I don't think I'm LSA, could be one of the others though. My offer letter just states OBS trainee.

Its just a matter of treating peeps the way you would like to be treated IMHO!

Any OBS crew based in DC on this board? I start my first training day in DC on Nov 1st for the Chicago run (not sure which train though) and am wondering what to expect during training. Is all of the training going to be handled in DC? Wilmington? If its in Wilmington, does Amtrak overnight you...