Breakfast Menu Three Egg Omelet, Scrambled Eggs, Railroad French Toast, Chef's Morning Marketplace Special or Hot Breakfast Sandwich.
A La Carte Additions Breakfast Meats, Yogurt, Cereal, Assorted Muffins, Cinnamon Roll or Fresh whole Fruit
Beverages Coffee or Tea, Juice, Bottled Water, Milk or Hot Chocolate
All Day Menu served from 11:00 AM to midnight Appetizers Chef's Special City of New Orleans appetizers, Beef & Cheese Quesadillas, Spring Rolls, Chicken Wings, Chip & Salsa or Garden Salads
Burgers Build your Own Burger or Gardenburger
Additional Items Garden Lasagna, Speciality Pizza of the Day or Speciality Fresh Salad
Express Selections Angus Cheeseburger, Cafe Size Pizza, All Beef Franks, Spicy Chicken Wings, Sandwiches, Cheese and Crackers, Salty Snacks or Candy.
Dinner Menu Served from 5:00 PM-9:00 PM Entrees Flat Iron Steak, Seafood Special, Chef's Marketplace Special or Half Game Hen
Dessert New Orleans Speciality Dessert, Chef's Decadent Selection, Ice Cream or Cookies
Beverages Cold Beer-Domestic or Premium, Wines-By the Glass, Split or Half Bottles, Cocktails, Soft Drinks, Bottled Water, Coffee, Tea, Iced Tea, Milk, Hot Chocolate or Juice
Amtrak Souvenirs Souvenir Blanket, Playing Cards, Postcards, Luggage Tag, Cap, Lapel Pins or Children's Activity Book
Other Useful Items AA Batteries, Tylenol, Pepcid AC, Motrin or Toiletry Items
Chris
Posts: 711 | From: Santa Ana | Registered: May 2003
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HOTDOG! He said HOTDOG! Heh, heh, heh, heh.
HOTDOG, HOTDOG, HOTDOG, HOTDOG, HOTDOG, HOTDOG!
That's my best Beavis impersonation like those weiner things are a dirty word on Trainweb!!!
Seriously though, Chris, have you ridden the City of New Orleans and sampled the service yet? I'm curious what type of car they are using for this meal service. Is it a Sightseer Lounge or a Diner? Is it like that prototype car that mixes the seating in a madeover diner?
Just curious.
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quote:Originally posted by TwinStarRocket: Comforting to know there is a fellow Beavis fan on this forum.
In a warped and twisted way, yes.
-------------------- David Pressley
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Does that imply that domestic beer is not of decent quality, and therefore premium beer is foreign imported beer?!?! I'll bet they don't have any real ale.
All day menu sounds a good idea to spread the customers out rather than having fixed sittings. I don't envy the diner crew though.
Geoff M.
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What we need is a crew of courageous Railforummers to ride the train both ways and sample everything on the menu and report back to us.
Posts: 2236 | From: Evanston, Ill. and Ontonagon, Mich. | Registered: Feb 2007
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Wow.....I'd love to take the ride (I've not been on the City of New Orleans since 2002) but I'm not sure I could handle EVERYTHING on the menu.
Maybe I better take three roundtrips!
-------------------- David Pressley
Advocating for passenger trains since 1973!
Climbing toward 5,000 posts like the Southwest Chief ascending Raton Pass. Cautiously, not nearly as fast as in the old days, and hoping to avoid premature reroutes. Posts: 4203 | From: Western North Carolina | Registered: Feb 2004
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quote:Originally posted by Henry Kisor: What we need is a crew of courageous Railforummers to ride the train both ways and sample everything on the menu and report back to us.
I'm workin' on it on my end. Posts: 2355 | From: Pleasanton, CA | Registered: Apr 2007
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I'M on her friday Nol/Chi, I can start the List. If someone would state what they would like for me to try 1st. For me, I was thinking the Jambalaya 1st??
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I'd love to know what the "bread pudding" tastes like. It's not listed on the menu above, but it's my understanding that this is something normally served on this train as a regional specialty. If they can get bread pudding right in "Diner Lite", that's an accomplishment in itself!
It's so nice to hear positive comments about the new food service in these combo diner/lounge cars. After the launch of Simplified Dining about two years ago, I've had some fairly negative comments about the AmFood. Honestly, I never cared for any of that junk. Some people thought it was five-star food---more power to you! But I guess my tastes are different or something.......
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I Love bread pudding also, if its on the menu, and I do believe it is one of the New Orleans Speciality Dessert, I will have it!
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Your stories are good......your pictures are great. Told me everything I wanted to know about the diner/lounge on the City of New Orleans.
Final question - are they selling revenue space in the Transition Sleeper too?
-------------------- David Pressley
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Chris, Is the workers' lounge area downstairs? Thanks for the pictures and explanations.I like that car's layout. I think it is a good fit for that train. The Lake Shore Ltd. should have a similar single level set up. Fred
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quote:Originally posted by chrisg: The downstairs is the kitchen and food storage areas. A dumbwaiter brings the food to the upper level.
Chris
Just read your Memphis streetcar story. They are a nice ride but just don't go far enough.
I sure wish they had been running when I lived in Memphis for about a year back in 1982-83. For fun I would sometimes go down to Mud Island to watch the passing of the Northbound City of New Orleans. It was cool from that pedestrian walkway looking back toward the city and watching the train pass with the skyline behind it.
-------------------- David Pressley
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I hope this is not a stpid question. We are booked round trip on CONO with a bedroom. Is the dining car side of the CCC waiter service? or do we order and sit down? also is there a bar on the lounge side? we are traveling the wednesday of Mard Gras weekend I am assuming the train will be very crowded. Was thinking after dinner can we go over to the other side and sit down with a cocktail? Or if there is no room can we bring cocktails back to our bedroom? Thanks
Posts: 1 | From: Elmwood Park, IL | Registered: Apr 2007
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Likely Joey, the Dining area (CCC) will be adjacent to the Sleeper; apparently a waiter will take your order and bring your food and offer to sell you wine with Dinner (and for which s/he will accept, not expect, a tip even though your meals are built into your accommodation charge).
If you purchase an additional beverage from Amtrak, as distinct from your private stock, you are free to consume that anywhere on the train. Private stock may only be consumed in your room (Amtrak provides ice and plasticware in Sleepers).
I think it is a safe assumption the train will be quite crowded around the Mardi Gras period. Even if New Orleans is to remain "Die Tote Stadt", it appears that its convention, sporting event, and tourism business has made a reasonable recovery. I wish you an enjoyable trip and welcome to our unmoderated forum.
Posts: 9980 | From: Clarendon Hills, IL USA (BNSF Chicago Sub MP 18.71) | Registered: Apr 2002
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Actually, Gil, we do have a moderator. I have had several "conversations" with him/her.
Posts: 1577 | From: virginia | Registered: Jun 2005
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Train Lady, I hope you kept those "conversations" clean and refrained from using the d*o*g expletive.
Posts: 1572 | From: St. Paul, MN | Registered: Dec 2002
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Why Sir, whatever do you mean? How could you even think my conversation would be anything but of high upstandin moral tones?
Posts: 1577 | From: virginia | Registered: Jun 2005
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I agree with train lady - we do indeed have a moderator as I have also exchanged emails with him. However, his style of moderating is luckily "hands off unless absolutely necessary" which is my preferred method. Compare to a-------s.net whose moderators seem to think they rule the world and moderate far too heavily.
(Sorry for off-topic)
Geoff M.
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