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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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