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Clearfork
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Is ice still available in sleepers, specifically The Empire Builder?
Because of FDA regulations, you may be prevented from placing your plastic bag under the dispenser. There is at least one lounge attendant monitoring the lounge to insure there is no consumption of outside food. Filling bags with ice may be frowned upon.Would it be okay to fill a couple of quart size bags with ice from the Metropolitan Lounge at Union Station directly before boarding the train?
Just ask the attendant for ice. Seriously, it is not a problem.Would it be okay to fill a couple of quart size bags with ice from the Metropolitan Lounge at Union Station directly before boarding the train?
There's enough ice on the A/T to put on Disney-on-Ice! LOL In the middle of every sleeper along with coffee (don't know about coach)They no longer store ice in the sleepers on any train.
The Silvers are Viewliners and the Empire Builder is a Superliner. What the ice situation is on a Viewliner is irrelevant to what it might be on a Superliner.Whenever I've been on the Silvers, they've had ice on hand. I was most recently on #98 in January, and I'm 100% sure there was a big bag of ice at the coffee and juice stand.
I was thinking particularly about post #3, and in that context my response was relevant.The Silvers are Viewliners and the Empire Builder is a Superliner. What the ice situation is on a Viewliner is irrelevant to what it might be on a Superliner.Whenever I've been on the Silvers, they've had ice on hand. I was most recently on #98 in January, and I'm 100% sure there was a big bag of ice at the coffee and juice stand.
They no longer store ice in the sleepers on any train.
However, I just did a big trip, Seattle-LA-New Orleans-Boston-Chicago-Seattle and I had no problem getting ice on any of them. The attendants on all trains provided. it on request.
Fair enough. But I'm pretty sure we had ice on the TE in February anyway.But the original question was about the EB. You did not specify the train car is not the same as on the SM or SS. People who have never been on Amtrak do not know that.
Yes!Sorry, I'm confused. Did you just accidentally post as a guest and then reiterate what you had said from your account?
I think you’re drawing too much of a conclusion from too few data points. As you note, car type doesn’t make a difference.So why is it that it seems like they hardly ever have ice on Superliners, but they do on Viewliners? I just can't imagine how the car type would be the prohibitive factor when it comes to having a bag of ice on a shelf, so what is the issue?
On the CONO and CL recently, no ice was available on either but as Penny suggested, the attendant brought us a bucket of ice and orange juice (goes good with coconut rum!).It may depend on the attendant, but on my recent trips in Superliner sleepers, the attendant did not store ice in the sleeper. However, most attendants will offer to get you ice from either the dining car or the cafe car.
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