quote:… The Floridian will offer Traditional Dining service in the Dining Car, a complimentary amenity for customers traveling in First Class private rooms. This popular service, experienced in a dining car with bi-level windows, will feature several enhancements, including chef-prepared meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner; table service with glassware, cutlery and linen tablecloths; vegetarian and vegan menu options; selections for children and a complimentary alcoholic drink with dinner. The menu offers several customer favorites, including:
Amtrak Signature Railroad French Toast, Three Egg Omelet for breakfast;
Artisan Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Natural Angus Burger, Vegan Chili Bowl for lunch;
Amtrak Signature Flat Iron Steak, Atlantic Salmon, Rigatoni Bolognese for dinner. …
… Amtrak is temporarily combining the Capitol Limited and Silver Star trains to create the Floridian due to the upcoming East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project in New York. During this project, one tunnel tube will be closed at a time, minimizing service impacts, maximizing construction access and modernizing the tunnel infrastructure to serve customers for another 100 years. …
This is in response to rehab of the East River tunnels that connect Manhattan to Queens in NYC. Looks like any diversions of Long Island RR trains into the new Grand Central six-track stub terminal (via the 63rd Street Tunnel lower level) would not result in enough capacity to run the CL and SS to NYP. Not to mention that this route is well off former rail routes between Chicago and Miami.
Posted by Ocala Mike (Member # 4657) on :
40 hour clocking - longer layover in WAS to
Posted by Ocala Mike (Member # 4657) on :
fumigate the equipment. A concept of a plan, not a plan.
Posted by irish1 (Member # 222) on :
didnt realize thats why they did this was because of tunnel work. watched the first Floridian into elkhart on the rail cam last night. also the last 29 into elkhart this morning. no more superliners