Any recent Auto Train Riders?

[erinch]

Any recent Auto Train riders? Repeat ones riding again?

we're leaving Aug. 7; returning Aug 22. Family in roomettes; addon DS21 who made up his mind at last minute to come in coach, since booking him a roomette woulda cost as much as the rest of us combined.

How was the ride, the food, the movie? anything different with all the economic cutbacks from a year ago?

thanks!

 

[chartle]

Any recent Auto Train riders? Repeat ones riding again?

we're leaving Aug. 7; returning Aug 22. Family in roomettes; addon DS21 who made up his mind at last minute to come in coach, since booking him a roomette woulda cost as much as the rest of us combined.

How was the ride, the food, the movie? anything different with all the economic cutbacks from a year ago?

thanks!

One thing to note, your son will be eating in a separate dining car and I'm not sure he can even visit you.

We road coach (we called it steerage) and we liked it.

The food was OK.

In First class you get a better selection of food such as your son can get beef tips and you can get a steak or a better choice of fish.

 

[erinch]

One thing to note, your son will be eating in a separate dining car and I'm not sure he can even visit you.

Yep; that is the price of not deciding you want to go to Florida until a couple of weeks before the trip. Steerage.

When I was younger, sleeping coach was fine; we figure his 21 yr old body will think it's an adventure. Cell phones work, so we'll be able to make sure his car is still attacched.

 

[chartle]

Yep; that is the price of not deciding you want to go to Florida until a couple of weeks before the trip. Steerage.

When I was younger, sleeping coach was fine; we figure his 21 yr old body will think it's an adventure. Cell phones work, so we'll be able to make sure his car is still attacched.

The whole "steerage" quote for our family came about when we were eating dinner and we asked for bbq sauce for my son's chicken. The sever said they had none and maybe they only had it 1st class. We were like oh that's what separates 1st class and steerage a 30 cent cup of sauce.

Also when we went last Aug steerage was in the front of the train so he'll be checking on you.

 

[erinch]

The whole "steerage" quote for our family came about when we were eating dinner and we asked for bbq sauce for my son's chicken. The sever said they had none and maybe they only had it 1st class. We were like oh that's what separates 1st class and steerage a 30 cent cup of sauce.

I have been in 1st class, and have them tell me they have no fruit juice on board (when some just went by). Sometimes, not having any is a good way not to have to go get it. The servers are insanely busy trying to get everything on the table, and off the table to turn over the seating times when the train is busy. People askin' for stuff just messes it up. Plus people tip VERY poorly on the autotrain.

Also when we went last Aug steerage was in the front of the train so he'll be checking on you.

If he made it and the vehicle made it, but mom and dad didn't make it, I'm not sure the 21 yr old would think that was a bad thing