Re: Local vendors?
Author: PRRW
Date: 04-22-2018 - 13:08
Carol L Voss Wrote:
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> Pdxrailtransit Wrote:
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> > Amtrak could allow local businesses to provide
> > food and drink on the trains. This practice is
> > widespread in India, so since we are devolving
> to
> > a Third World Amtrak, would be very
> appropriate.
>
> I believe that they tried to do this a few years
> ago on the eastern LD trains and the unions shot
> it down.
> C
Correct. Tried it for the Albany New York service.
The vendor pulled out.
Amtrak decided just to cut the food entirely.