by Rockingham Racer
Like the lobster bisque on the Downeaster? Of has that gone off the menu?
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AgentSkelly wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 10:08 amI just remember my train frequently being delayed due to late arriving gate gourmet. I think the commissary was at the airport or something, whatever it was it stopped when they changed vendors. Still, no reason to think it would be better.Suburban Station wrote: Amtrak used to use Gate Gourmet which was even worse. airlines do a lot of things well, food isn't one of them.I remember that era. I thought it was no worse than Aramark but had other options.
LSG has quite the non-airline food service business to keep its airport commissaries busy. I think they already provide food to DB...
Delaware North would be my best bet here, but they would need to open up their own operations in some regions or subcontract it.
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Suburban Station wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:18 amAs noted, they were extremely unreliable. I hope they've turned around.
Amtrak used to use Gate Gourmet which was even worse. airlines do a lot of things well, food isn't one of them.
ThirdRail7 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2019 11:10 amWhen was that? As of 2013, it looks like they got the reliability down pat for Delta.Suburban Station wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:18 amAs noted, they were extremely unreliable. I hope they've turned around.
Amtrak used to use Gate Gourmet which was even worse. airlines do a lot of things well, food isn't one of them.
.Amtrak president and chief executive Richard Anderson on Wednesday defended the company’s decision to kill the traditional dining car on some long-distance trains, a shift that has ignited a firestorm of complaints from railroad passengers and aficionados.Now, let's take a peek at the photo leading off The Post article and that immediately linked:
Anderson acknowledged the transition to more “flexible” and “contemporary” dining options hasn’t been popular but said it has not hurt ticket sales.
“There’s a lot of anecdotes about food, because there are people that love the long-distance service and the halcyon days of sitting in the dining car in your coat and tie, and I appreciate that,” Anderson said while testifying in front of the House Transportation subcommittee on railroads, pipelines and hazardous materials. “But when you make these kinds of changes, you make these kinds of changes based on data, and we have data about what our customers’ preferences are.”.
lordsigma12345 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:08 pm One thing the summaries didn’t mention was that after saying he “appreciates that” he said something like “and I think we should invest in that on a few stellar routes.” Maybe that means it’ll stay on at least a couple western long distance routes. I’m guessing this alludes to the “experiential service level” they’ve hinted at in the 5 year plans.Builder, Zephyr definitely; you could make a case for any of the others too, but I’d guess the Chief.