All abroad Texas Eagle’s last daily departure from San Antonio to Chicago
October 11th, 2020
October 11, 2020 - Randy Diamond - San Antonio Express-News -
The last daily Texas Eagle train from San Antonio to Chicago left the station Sunday morning, its best days trailing far behind it.
The train had only four passenger cars.
The chef, a waiter and another food service worker had been furloughed recently, leaving only the cafe attendant to prepare and serve food to sleeping car passengers in the dining car. With a chef no longer on duty to cook scrambled eggs and bacon, a microwaved Jimmy Dean breakfast was the main hot breakfast choice on Sunday’s train.
“I think Amtrak is trying to systematically destroy the long-distance train network,” said Peter LeCody, president of Texas Rail Advocates.
LeCody, who has ridden the Texas Eagle dozens of times, said the elimination of cooked-to-order meals and the observation car are examples of the railroad making train travel less attractive.
LeCody also said the Texas Eagle is still popular.
Read more: https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/All-abroad-Texas-Eagle-s-last-daily-departure-15638126.php?cmpid=gsa-mysa-result
The last daily Texas Eagle train from San Antonio to Chicago left the station Sunday morning, its best days trailing far behind it.
The train had only four passenger cars.
The chef, a waiter and another food service worker had been furloughed recently, leaving only the cafe attendant to prepare and serve food to sleeping car passengers in the dining car. With a chef no longer on duty to cook scrambled eggs and bacon, a microwaved Jimmy Dean breakfast was the main hot breakfast choice on Sunday’s train.
“I think Amtrak is trying to systematically destroy the long-distance train network,” said Peter LeCody, president of Texas Rail Advocates.
LeCody, who has ridden the Texas Eagle dozens of times, said the elimination of cooked-to-order meals and the observation car are examples of the railroad making train travel less attractive.
LeCody also said the Texas Eagle is still popular.
Read more: https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/All-abroad-Texas-Eagle-s-last-daily-departure-15638126.php?cmpid=gsa-mysa-result