rrdude
Engineer
While having worked BOTH stationary AND on board Amtrak as a waiter/LSA, I can attest that waiting tables on Amtrak is WAY, WAY, harder than any waiter job I ever had on "land".
Alan nailed it about the hours, and if the train is jam-packed, sometimes breakfast rolls into lunch, lunch into dinner, and then you have four MORE days like that, if you are working a western LD train.
But, if you work it "right"' you can make good coin. Not once did I ever in three years, have to "spend" my paycheck from Amtrak. I made enuff in tips for rent, food, etc. Working the Extra-Board, you can rack up some pretty massive hours too!
Alan nailed it about the hours, and if the train is jam-packed, sometimes breakfast rolls into lunch, lunch into dinner, and then you have four MORE days like that, if you are working a western LD train.
But, if you work it "right"' you can make good coin. Not once did I ever in three years, have to "spend" my paycheck from Amtrak. I made enuff in tips for rent, food, etc. Working the Extra-Board, you can rack up some pretty massive hours too!