Originally Posted by
NYCommuter
For prepaid meals- if you could just pay for dining car meals (say, a set $15 or whatever) when buying your ticket, perhaps that could be stamped on your ticket; dining car staff wouldn't have to mess with payment on board; and perhaps some people wouldn't end up eating anyway. Wouldn't that be a win-win for Amtrak?
I think you're certainly on to something here. Less payment issues on board, lower cash-reserves on the trains, and as you said, some folks would pass on the food. Not a bad idea by any means... ^