Well, I planned on taking the Meteor to Florida again in March. The details are still a bit vague, but it looks like the food, although giving you a number of choices, will be more like first class air food...not prepared on-board. It will be served in "a exclusive lounge space for sleeping car passengers" (whatever that means). To be honest, I can't blame them. Over the past 2 years we have taken 4 overnight train trips in sleeping cars. The dining cars were NEVER filled, and a few meals, only a few tables were taken. I never personally saw any passengers entering from the coach section. This "dining" setup will also be added to the Silver Star.
What I'm not happy about is the fact that they will be starting to use Viewliner2 sleeping cars on the Eastern runs. According to Amtrak, these will not have a toilet/sink in the roomettes.
