I've been riding Amtrak trains since 2012 and I've been surprised by the food on board. I've ordered filling dishes, tasty desserts, and three-course meals in dining cars on Amtrak trains. The cafe ...

Have you ever fantasized about riding in a train and having a meal in the diner car, just like they do in old movies like “Murder on the Orient Express,” “White Christmas” and “Strangers on a Train”?

Mike Diago is a writer and high school social worker living in the Hudson Valley with his wife and two sons, and has been an Eater contributor since 2021. In August 2005, I rode an Amtrak overnight ...

Traditional dining is back on Amtrak as of June 23 on six long-distance routes. Sleeper car customers traveling west of Chicago will have white tablecloth service with a new selection of elegant meals ...

Amtrak isn’t labeling the change the end of the dining car, but rather an evolution more in line with the demands of this era. “It is part of an evolution,” said Peter Wilander, who oversees Amtrak’s ...

There's a huge difference between the cafe car and the dining car. The cafe car has a variety of prepackaged and microwaveable food and snacks.Diana Kruzman Passengers in every class can buy food in ...