Amtrak guest rewards texas eagle to chicago, worth it. Even a longterm friendship started over lunch in the sunset limited texas eagle dining car. Book your trip through amtrak reservations at 1800usarail and make that request. The sightseer lounge car is open to all passengers, coach and sleeper. Texas eagle meals amtrak unlimited discussion forum. The silver meteor has a dining car and the silver star has a cafe car. Trains run daily between chicago, illinois, and san antonio, texas. Stretch out in a coach seat or snuggle into a sleeping compartment, enjoy a meal in the dining car, head over to the lounge for scenery or conversation. From the booklet california, of which more text is produced in a post below. Amtraks long distance train services can be a conundrum for some travellers, but theyre also a fun way to spend a weekend. We spend our time reading and looking out the window. Texaseagle vs city of new orleans amtrak unlimited. Three days a week, the train operates as a section of the sunset limited. Its hard enough for a chef to open one great restaurant.
The texas eagle is a 1,306mile 2,102 km passenger train route operated by amtrak in the central and western united states. There have been times when amtrak sought to give the dining cars on its longdistance trains a touch of the cuisine associated with a region served by the route. The multiwindowed lounge car is great depending on the route. We book a bedroom on the train so we can have extra space and our own toilet. City of new orleans dining and lounge question train. Accordingly, for her birthday, i promised to send her and one of her girlfriends to chicago by rail bedroom and all. My sister recently moved to the midwest, and mentioned that we could take the train to chicago to visit her. This trains route takes passengers south through illinois, missouri, arkansas and.
Amtrak operation costly, but passenger rail still has charm. Theres always something worth seeing in the cities served by the texas eagle, heartland flyer, sunset limited, missouri river runner trains and. Consist was engine, dorm, sleeper, ccc, coach, coach, lax coach. In this trial, amtrak found passengers still wanted hot meals, but were. Susan is also an amtrak car attendant and would be working in the diner on this inaugural texas eaglecalifornia service train. It only takes one or two meals in an amtrak diner before most passengers become aware that theres a system in place. The dining car is the heart and soul of the train, where people gather for a common goal, food. Texas eagle california service inaugural amtrak train. In the next stage of the simplified dining service, amtrak proposes a massive and costly redesign and rebuilding of both superliner dining cars and sightseer lounge cars, converting both cars into hybrid dining lounge cars. Interior walk through of the amtrak train the texas eagle. I also show as much as possible inside the amtrak train, including the dining car, cafe lounge car, coach seating, as well as the bathrooms and showers, etc.
Missouri pacifics texas eagle arkansas railroad history. I found myself in dallas looking for something to do over a weekend, when i happened across amtraks texas eagle. Amtraks new contemporary dining will be coming to the texas eagle in september. I started asking some questions and the staff told me that the jobs of the cook and servi. Is there a sightseer lounge car, and if so, is it restricted only to first class passengers. So what is the meal service like on the texas eagle. All meals for passengers with sleeping accommodations and all auto train. Special menu selections, including kosher meals and vegan meals, are available on select trains. We rode the texas eagle from chicago to las angeles last nov and had full dining car service the entire way. Lorraine, adrienne, and stacy worked together and with the passengers probably better than any crew we have encountered in traveling amtrak for 40 years. Tipping in an amtrak dining car why, when, and how much.
Since your boarding station is 2 hours and four stops out of nyc you will have to take whatever seating they have left which will, most likely, be a late seating. The louisiana eagle was a long distance night train operated by the texas and pacific railway that from new orleans to fort worth, texas. Whether its a full sitdown meal or more informal food service, many trains have one or more options for onboard dining. A detailed and thorough tour of the amtrak texas eagle s lounge car and snack bar. Customers in sleeping cars enjoy complimentary meals throughout their journey. So, we bought tickets to ride amtraks texas eagle from austin to dallas, and set out determined to critique every step of the journey. Most longdistance trains include a dining car serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
My suggestion is that you specifically ask for roomette 3 through 6. Amtrak guest rewards texas eagle consist does anyone know the consist of the texas eagle. Texas eagle consist page 3 amtrak unlimited discussion. Some sleeping car passengers seem to think that they dont have to tip because their meals are free.
Texas eagle consist update alright, i just got off a sold out texas eagle tonight in austin coming from dallas. The texas eagle dining car crew on our november 910 dallas to chicago segment was outstanding, and need to be mentioned by name. Last year it eliminated full meals and introduced the more contemporary dining menu. Travel on amtraks texas eagle from tucson, az to chicago, il. Listen for announcements of the specific time and location of activities, and most of all have fun. The servers have to check the boxes and they also make notes on the form. The missouri pacifics texas eagle debuted in midaugust of 1948 serving memphis and st. And the lounge car would be on the other side of the diner.
With perks like this, enjoying our onboard menu is more rewarding than ever. At his deluxe bar, billy sunday, he puts short rib potpie and other american dishes on the menu alongside bottled cocktails. Seating is by reservation and the dining car is usually booked. Chicagos matthias merges has launched three in three years. Hi everyone my paralegal has never been to chicago and has never been on a train but wants to one day experience both. It was the first santa fe chief outside the chicagolos angeles route. The car added to the comfort and luxury of rail travel by offering more amenities than a standard coach such as a bar or snack counter yet without the full services of a diner while still featuring plenty of relaxation such as in later years when many lounge cars. The dining car will also be open, however, only full meal service is offered in the diner, if you just want a cup of coffee, go to the cafe. Please note that our texas eagle trains and also the city of new orleans trains are both using. Traditional dining service is provided in the dining car on the california zephyr, coast starlight, empire builder, southwest chief, sunset limited and texas eagle. Services on the texas eagle include superliner sleeping car accommodations, a dining car serving fresh complete meals and spectacular views from our renowned sightseer lounge. The texas eagle currently operates with a dining car staffed by 3 employees and a lounge car staffed by one employee. Louis or texas, book sleeping car accomodations, and enjoy visiting with other passengers in the lounge car or dining car, all amenities which had long vanished from the last missouri pacific trains. I received this e mail from amtrak, it is about the dinner light menu on the texas eagle and city of new orleans dear chris, thank you for contacting amtrak.
Traditional dining service is provided in the dining car on the auto train, california zephyr, coast starlight, empire builder, southwest chief, sunset limited and texas eagle. Some recent events happening along the texas eagle network. Any of those four are neither too close to the lavatory nor to the end of the car with people passing through opening the door into the noisy vestibule. Are the accomodations lounge car dining car nicer on. Amtrak operation costly, but passenger rail still has. I boarded the texas eagle in temple yesterday 730 and there were a lot of things not available for lunch.
The cafe is on the lower level of the car, the car typically opens for service at 6. There are little boxes on the form for the various menu items, but do not check those. If youre not hungry now, you might start to hear your stomach rumbling after taking a look at our menus. What you need to knowamtrak traditional dining cars. A dining car is where amtrak serves meals in a restaurantstyle. The viewing opportunity on the te is better than the ls, but this is a very minor point considering youre going mostly through illinois farmland. Amtrak texas eagle, dallas texas to austin texas, amtrak train 21, ozs useless trivia, texas countryside, a comfortable trip. Our goal was to reach some conclusions, good or bad, about train travel in texas. Amtrak began testing boxed meals on its crescent trains. Join fellow passengers in the lounge car for drinks and complimentary snacks, and dont forget to ask about regional specialties.
The texas chief was a named passenger train operated by the atchison, topeka and santa fe railway between chicago, illinois, and galveston, texas. Amtraks texas eagle is a weekend winner travelpulse. Dining and lounge cars are staffed through to san antonio with normal dinner hours in the dining car. The texas eagle features onboard activities the whole family will enjoy.
A detailed and thorough tour of the amtrak texas eagle dining car. He asked if i wanted to take a walk down to the crew ready room. I wasnt able to ask an agent today, but i did look at a load manifest of pax getting on in dallas. He was especially bored with the menu, it did not change and there were only around 3. I have also heard that there has been a recent change in the onboard meal service. Union pacific city of st louis streamliner memories. Amtrak texas eagle dallas to austin texas ozs travels. It is again possible to step aboard a passenger train at little rock for st. The route was distinct in contrast to other routes running west from new orleans to major texas cities. The texas eagle te is a doubledecker train that has a lounge car with large windows, while the lincoln service ls trains are singlelevel cars. Last i knew the texas eagle was one of the few trains that had sleeping cars at both ends of the train. What the mopac began as just the eagle in march of 1940 blossomed into an entire fleet of eagles including the aztec eagle, missouri river eagle the original eagle renamed, valley eagle, louisiana eagle, and delta eagle. Dining and lounge cars open 30 minutes after departure san antonio with breakfast served in the dining car.
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