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Permit me to say this about that.... If anyone asks me this question I have to answer with "The Twentieth Century Limited" on the NYC. Looking at the service from an outside point of view with respect to top name hotels and restaurants of the era, and with the clients it served, The Century gets my number one spot. This followed closely by the "Super Chief" for the same reasons. Back to the Century for a moment. I use this as an example when discussing the future of passenger service with folks on the outside. "Can you imagine being able to walk a few blocks from the office, step right onto the train at 4pm, watch the city skyline receed with a cocktail in hand in the observation car, go to a diner whose decor is equal to the finest restaurants of the day, have a dinner with equally great cuisine, step to the lounge for an evening of good company, go to your room for the night, awaken along the Hudson River, go to the train barber for a shower and shave, have breakfast, and be off the train in NYC by 9am. With NO conflicting train movements or situations taking priority over the train's operation. That, to me, was railroading's finest hour. A coment on the "Q's" commuter service. It's the un-sung hero of the commuting world. Without a doubt the best run service of its type. This includes scheduling, cleanliness, comfort, speed, and timely performance. These traditions were laid down a long time ago and they stuck. If Amtrak were to go and the country was looking for a replacement operating mind-set. I'd vote for the BNSF commutation team of managers. Mitch
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