Originally Posted by
ND76
My rule of thumb is to tip the sleeping car attendant $20 (I've never been on such a trip for more than 24 hours), and, depending on the quality of the service in the dining car, $5 to $10 per meal. Quite often, while the sleeping car attendants turn out to be really good if not great, the dining car people often leave something to be desired, no matter how much you tip them.
The highlighted bit is what I struggle to get my head around - why are people gifted/tipped additional money, for doing a rubbish job ? Especially when they are already earning a (very) generous Union rate.