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[QUOTE]Originally posted by smitty195: [QB] Now that I've had some time to think about it overnight, I think the $5 charge for wine tasting is okay. I remembered how much of a struggle it was to get the CEO of Amtrak to keep the Parlour Cars, and not get rid of them all together like his predecessor had already put into motion. A lot of effort went into keeping them, and Mr. Kummant (the CEO of Amtrak) came up with a plan to keep them. He didn't have to do this----he could have simply not rocked the boat and kept the plan that had already been implemented. He did mention that keeping these cars would mean a few changes. Number one, they would all have to be refurbished, especially the air conditioning units (2 per car/5 cars total). And number two, certain items that were once free would now come at a small cost. Way before the cars got refurbished, Amtrak told the public (in meetings that I attended) that they would no longer offer free soft drinks to all sleeping car passengers, and that if they wanted to keep the cars AND bring back an attendant in the Parlour Car, then they would have to begin charging for soft drinks. Amtrak also said there may be additional charges for other things as well. The way I look at it, if this is the small price (literally) that we have to pay, then I'm all for it. $5 is not a big deal. If you can afford a sleeper, you can afford 5 bucks. The one thing that I don't like, however, is that they kick you out of the Parlour Car if you are not going to partake in the wine tasting. I don't think this practice will last very long----it's probably just a growing pain with this new service. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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