Use of Amcafe Tables

[Deggesty]

aegrotatio

Are Cafe Cars in the Amcafes revenue seats?  I was never sure about that since Amtrak (thankfully) switched to all-reserved coach service.

 

I do not think that Amtrak has such passenger loading regularly to declare that lounge seats, much less seats at tables for dining, are revenue seats.

During World War II, the regular passenger loading on some trains was such that the railroads operating those trains declared, in their timetables and in the Guide, that seats in lounges were sold as revenue space. I know of no instance in which seats in diners or in the dining section of lounge-diners were sold as revenue space.

[SFbrkmn]

With budget issue cuts lurking currently I'm not so sure Amtrk would be better off by simply doing away w/ food service on short haul runs. This would be a huge savings and hopefully keep some service still running. The cost of buying food aboard trains is way too cotly. Save money by packing ones own food to bring along.

[oltmannd]

SFbrkmn

With budget issue cuts lurking currently I'm not so sure Amtrk would be better off by simply doing away w/ food service on short haul runs. This would be a huge savings and hopefully keep some service still running. The cost of buying food aboard trains is way too cotly. Save money by packing ones own food to bring along.

Remember the ill-fated attempt to get Subway on board the New York to Albany trains a few years back?  It failed when it ran afoul of the union contract.  So, instead of Subway in the cafe cars, there is nothing at all....  A lose-lose result.