43 Hours on the Amtrak Southwest Chief

Re:43 Hours on the Amtrak Southwest Chief by trynewideas on Friday February 03, 2023 @06:32PM (#34649367)

Things have changed over the last few years on both fronts, and it depends on the line, especially east vs. west and Viewliner vs. Superliner.

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Re:43 Hours on the Amtrak Southwest Chief by b3morales on Friday February 03, 2023 @06:40PM (#34649459)

That doesn't make sense -- the lower deck of the observation car is the cafe, which is the main (effectively only) place to get food, coffee, etc. when you're in coach, since the dining car is reservation only and you're behind everyone in a room.

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Re:43 Hours on the Amtrak Southwest Chief by secabeen on Friday February 03, 2023 @06:43PM (#34649496)

The observation car is open to all passengers, no exceptions. The Dining Car is still sleeper-car only, although they seem to want to change it back to taking paid seating from coach/business some time this year.

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Re:43 Hours on the Amtrak Southwest Chief by lennartkoopmann on Friday February 03, 2023 @06:50PM (#34649548)

Thanks! I added a note to the blog post, saying that I might be wrong here.

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