Hi everyone! I heard how Amtrak might cut out a sleeper, a coach, and maybe the diner on the Texas Eagle. This would decreese ridership on the train. I heard how rail actavists "Saved the Texas Eagle." Are we gonna be able to do it again?
Posted by UncleBuck44 (Member # 2049) on :
The Lounge car would run out of food by the time they got to Little Rock
Posted by UncleBuck44 (Member # 2049) on :
I saw the Eagle yesterday while I was at Union Station looking at a STL car company Dinner Train, the train was on a siding where they display trains. I saw the Eagle go by on the main line. 7 cars= Lounge, Diner included.
Posted by TexasEagle (Member # 2449) on :
Yeah, that's why they shouldn't do anything to the diner service. Not even half way into the run and we're out of food! Not cool!
Posted by Amtrak207 (Member # 1307) on :
What do you do to help out Amtrak anyway? 1. Write letters to elected officials 2. Become a member of a state- or national-based rail advocacy group, or both, and provide feedback to those organizations 3. Buy a ticket 4. Take pictures while you still can
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Posted by Mike Smith (Member # 447) on :
All 4 of those suggestions have been used by me.
3 days and a wake-up till train time!!!
Mike Smith TXARP
Posted by vincen47 (Member # 2201) on :
Making it an all coach/lounge would kill the Eagle.
Posted by Kairho (Member # 1567) on :
...same thing they did to the Palmetto (ex Silver Palm).
Posted by Mike Smith (Member # 447) on :
Come-on... y'all........
Who's the Senior Senator of Texas? Do any of you think she would accept that type of reduction in service?
Get real........
Posted by mr williams (Member # 1928) on :
I don't like the sound of this - I was planning to take the Eagle from St Louis to LAX later in the year but don't fancy 30 hours and two nights in coach. Presumably they'd keep the through sleeper on the days it connects with the Sunset?
3 days and a wake-up till train time!!!