By Eric Anderson, The Albany Times-Union; May 30, 2018
Hot breakfasts and dinners will disappear from the Lake Shore Limited starting Friday as Amtrak looks to reduce costs. Sleeping car passengers, who typically pay a premium fare, instead will get box meals that they can consume in their rooms or in a special food service/lounge car.
“Breakfast will include items such as cold breads or yogurt with sliced fruit. No ‘Railroad French Toast’ anymore,” said Carl H. Fowler, a vice-chair of the Rail Passenger Association/NARP, in an opinion column in Wednesday’s Times Union. “Sleeper passengers paying hundreds of dollars more than coach fare will receive one free alcoholic beverage with their cold boxes, but that’s not much compensation.”
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