Will snacks soon be back on Amtrak?   Passengers board the
Amtrak Empire Service to New York City Thursday. (Michael P.
Farrell/Times Union)  Your hunger pains on the train trip from
Rensselaer to NYC may soon subside.  Amtrak may soon be able to
restore food service that was abandoned almost seven years ago,
thanks to a change in federal rules, Business Editor Eric
Anderson reports.  States are now being made to cover operating
losses for short-haul Amtrak trips. That could give the states
greater say in what Amtrak offers.  “The assumption is that once
the states start providing subsidies, they get a much bigger say
in what the service offers,” Brucker Becker, president of Empire
State Passengers Association, told Anderson. “But Amtrak might
say ‘that’ll cost you x dollars’.”  How do you think Amtrak
could improve its service?  Categories: Amtrak Tim O'Brien  4
Responses    1. Valerae says:      I’ve had food on that
route…but not on the 6AM train…it’s almost impossible to buy
coffee before 6 (and DD is not