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Trainut
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Another story of the "New and Inproved Food Service" Good reading though.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/premium/printedition/Monday/chi-0605150176may15,1,6407275.column

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"New food orders drop down the chute. He is way too busy to talk, anyway."

I think most people who have experience simplified dining do say the food is not awful, but not as good as before. The only thing I do not understand is how one person is taking care of every meal in the dining car (except dessets/beverages) ...I cannot see how this is working on busy routes such as the Coast Starlight. Also, someone said 2 servers would man the dining car, does that include an LSA figure?

I imagine the simplifed dining is effecting the employees fmuch worse then us riders,What I would like to know is; what the highest number of years of seniority an employee had before he/she was laid off. I imagine ALOT since I know for a fact the OBS members on the Coast Starlight has gone from 14-9 on May 3. Most crew members I have encountered have had several years working for Amtrak and did not excpect this.

Edit: Can Amtrak still be hiring any new Dining Car employees?

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http://amtrak.teamrewards.net/TR_PublicWeb/index.jsp
See for yourself.

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Oh well, if you want to be in OBS and be based in New Orleans Amtrak's HR office wants to talk to you.

Good luck filling those slots, Amtrak.

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