Amtrak Dining Car Kitchen
The great american railroad system is america s backbone the spinal structure that stitched together the great divide between east and west.
Amtrak dining car kitchen. Ad it is part of an evolution said peter wilander who. On october 1 amtrak announced that the way its passengers dine on board was about to evolve counterintuitively the marquee decision was to eliminate the amtrak dining car with white linen tablecloths and fresh meals cooked in on board kitchens from several one night train routes east of the mississippi river. Amtrak isn t labeling the change the end of the dining car but rather an evolution more in line with the demands of this era. Amazing that such great food can come out of such a small place.
The traditional dining car will continue for now on half of amtrak s 15 long distance lines the railroad said. These clips were taken in the dining car over 2 weekends in september 2013 aboard the nebraska zephyr located at the illinois railway museum in union illi. Amtrak has also changed dining options on other routes including the northeast. A member of the dining car staff will go through the train so you can select a preferred time for your meal.
But an era of train travel may be coming to an end.