By Jenny G. Zhang, Eater.com; September 23, 2019
Amtrak’s dining cars on long-distance trains will soon be killed, the Washington Post reports, bringing to an end a decades-old American tradition of making reservations for set mealtimes, sitting down next to fellow passengers at communal tables, and receiving white-tablecloth service and freshly prepared food made in an onboard kitchen. Instead, there will be prepackaged food options — such as chicken fettuccine and Creole shrimp — that passengers can eat in their rooms or in a new version of the dining car that still has booths, but no tablecloths. (Amtrak told the Post that it may eventually get rid of the booths altogether for a “contemporary” “lounge” setting.)
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