by WashingtonPark
"More unusual is Amtrak's novel claim that their new kitchenless dining system is actually preferred by millennials. I can't imagine how they came up with that" It's not so hard to believe. You wind up eating all three meals on Amtrak's schedule which they can't even keep after you make a reservation, only to be told they're all out of everything but fried fish and the vegetarian meal. When I travel I'll often get other meals at stops that are long enough even though I've already paid for the diner experience. The limited diner menu gets real old if you're traveling the distance on the Texas Eagle. The diner seems to be for novelty seekers, people over seventy and those on a land cruise, although since that describes the vast majority of their long distance business maybe they should keep it. If they wind up having more choices and more casual food that I can eat when I want to eat I certainly won't miss it. I can converse in the lounge. I truly wish they'd allow you to just pay for a bedroom instead of throwing the meal charge on top of it and forcing you to pay that.