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After reading the article on simplified dining(although I never experienced it) some thoughts came to me that I thought it was worth bringing up.
The first thought that came to my mind is that the SDS is on par with First Class on the airplane. I do not mind spending $6-12 dollars for a good meal. If you figure you would pay the same at a restaurant then you need restaurant quality on the train.
What if famous chefs like Alice Waters,Wolfgang Puck and Alan Wong were to design the menus for Amtrak just like some airlines are doing.
You could have different rotations and have Pizza Uno or Due as well as other good brands. If they keep the price the same and the quality top notch then SDS won't be so bad.
Also in America I feel there are some people who get into a hissy fit if their meal is not to their liking. I see it that eating meals is part of the experience when going by train. If my meal is not up to my standards I tell the head waiter and try tough it out as it's part of the experience.
Why go by train if you want it to be exactly like home then stay home if that's the case.
Part of this SDS is to show people that Amtrak is still going and is surviving. Lets see I would take SDS over no sleeper cars anyday. SDS is here to stay but it sure beats taking off an amenity.
I'll take SDS over no lounge or sleeper car anydday.
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This is a duplicate topic; since this Forum appears to be unmoderated let's assure our responses to Mr. Travelplus' interesting thoughts are made at one thread
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