Originally Posted by CarmenOM

They’re getting rid of the dining cars? That’s terrible! That was one of the fun aspects of a long trip on Amtrak.

On a different kind of long-distance travel, I am in the MSP SkyClub for the start of a mileage run/short visit to Tokyo, flying MSP-HND in PS. I looked into lots of circuitous routings to get the 12K MQM I needed and decided that two long flights, earning just under 18K MQM (including the PS MQM bonus) was the easiest option. I’ll have about 2 1/2 days in Tokyo, where the temp on Tuesday is predicted to be over 70º, a pleasant change from Minnesota snow.