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Tipping on Amtrak

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Posted by amar711 on Monday, November 26, 2012 6:40 PM
I believe you should tip everyone who provides a service to make you trip more
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Tipping on Amtrak
Posted by CMStPnP on Monday, November 19, 2012 12:38 PM

Didn't want to ressurect and old thread but wanted to follow-up on this.      I was so taken aback by some of the responses the other thread got.    I brought the matter to the attention of the Long Distance Passenger customer liason committee that Amtrak has established.     They wrote back and stated not only would they take it up but they would forward the idea to Amtrak management in the respective areas.      

Specifically, the area of concern was Sleeping Car Passengers with comped meals not tipping the Dining Car Staff for the meal....mistakenly thinking the tips were shared or included.    It was stated in the response that the Amtrak rep was aware that Cruise ships have such a automatic tipping and tip share scheme and they are aware of the other side of the argument as well that some would argue automatic tipping erodes the motivation for better service.     It will be an interesting topic to be discussed internally at Amtrak and I am happy it is going to be reviewed.   :)

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