No more food cooked aboard the Silver Meteor from October 1 forward. From then, it’s all pre made, much like Amtrak’s “tray meals” of the 1980s. This time around, though, it’s called “contemporary dining”.

On the plus side, the Silver Star gets a dining car with “contemporary dining” in January.

Will this cost Amtrak more in lost revenue than food service costs are saved? Time will tell.

From the Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/the-end-of-an-american-tradition-the-amtrak-dining-car/2019/09/21/d63cca3a-d888-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html

—Jackson McQuigg