Originally Posted by
DFWFairy
It's mind-boggling that the Texas Eagle between Chicago and San Antonio is still serving the flexible dining menu, while most long-distance trains have switched back to the traditional one.
Try the Crescent:
1. Flexible Dining, even when rooms can cost $1,000 for an overnight trip.
2. No food service at all for coach passengers from about 5pm to 7pm.
I saw an ad for Union Pacific's "City of Los Angeles" in the 1950s, described as a "luxury train", with white tablecloths, real silverware, gourmet meals on the top level of a dome car, a chic-looking lounge car and, after recent trips on the Crescent, wanted to just give up.