AMTRAK jumps on the No Smoking Train

[Wallelf]

Just received this email in relation to an upcoming trip:

I highlighted/underlined what pertained.

No Smoking Policy Begins
Aboard Auto Train

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Effective June 1, 2013

To provide a healthier environment on the train for passengers and employees, smoking will not be permitted aboard the Auto Train effective June 1, 2013. Smoking will be prohibited in all areas of the train including the Lounge car, Food Service car and Coach and Sleeping cars.

This policy also prohibits the use of medical ......... and electronic smoking devices such as electronic cigarettes aboard the train. Contact Amtrak for more information on the Smoking Policy.


Smoking Stop at Florence, SC
· Passengers will be permitted to get off the train and smoke in Florence, SC, when the train stops for servicing.
· Florenceisnot an Auto Train station stop, so passengers aboard Trains 52 and 53 cannot board or detrain at this location.
· The scheduled smoking stop times at Florence are listed below:
o Northbound Train 52: From approximately 12:30 a.m. until 12:45 a.m.
o Southbound Train 53: From approximately 11:45 p.m. until 11:59 p.m.
· Passengers should remain in the immediate area of the train, ready to re-board immediately upon hearing the sound of the locomotive horn and/or verbal boarding calls from members of the train crew.
· Smoking stops may be shortened or eliminated entirely if the train is operating late.

Thank you for traveling with Amtrak. We appreciate your patronage. For more information on the Smoking Policy, visit Amtrak.com, call 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) or speak with a station employee.
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Unless they have cameras in my roomette, I don't see how they'd know.

 

[AgentAnia]

Unless they have cameras in my roomette, I don't see how they'd know.[/FONT]

I was thinking the same thing! Or if you don't have a roomette, hit the head... (Or make friends with someone who has a roomette!)

BTW, you edited out "the medical.....". Are they also prohibiting medical inhalers? Oxygen concentrators? That would be outrageous, IMO.

 

[Wallelf]

I was thinking the same thing! Or if you don't have a roomette, hit the head... (Or make friends with someone who has a roomette!)

BTW, you edited out "the medical.....". Are they also prohibiting medical inhalers? Oxygen concentrators? That would be outrageous, IMO.

Actually, ECF edited out "the medical...."; the four dots represent the plant material that must not be named here on ECF.

 

[RelativeBewt]

that sucks. i hate that companies are jumping on this..

 

[AgentAnia]

Actually, ECF edited out "the medical...."; the four dots represent the plant material that must not be named here on ECF.

Well and ! Color me soooo naive, lol!

But honestly, I don't see how they can enforce a ban of ecigs as long as there's an enclosed and/or private space available! They're probably more concerned that no one vape openly or "appear to smoke"... (I'm planning to take a train trip at some point in the future. Now I have a good reason to book a roomette. Have a friend who *loves* the roomettes.)

 

[Orobas]

people still ride amtraks?

you'd think they'd do their best not to piss off the entire 10 people who still take the train in the states.

 

[Wallelf]

people still ride amtraks?

you'd think they'd do their best not to piss off the entire 10 people who still take the train in the states.

My mom, who is 85 and not fond of flying, takes the auto train from VA to FL a couple of times a year to visit my sister. The train is usually pretty full, but not overcrowded, and she finds it a very pleasant way to travel: nice attendants and new people to chat with at dinner. She tells me the food is VERY good, much better than the peanuts/crackers served on the planes

 

[JColt]

As if Amtrack isn't bleeding enough money......

 

[charmed412]

people still ride amtraks?

you'd think they'd do their best not to piss off the entire 10 people who still take the train in the states.

I rode the Southwest Chief to Chicago round trip 4 times in the past year to go to various vape meets around the country. Unlike the auto train, the other Amtrak trains have had this policy for a long time. I did stealth vape occasionally on the train when I was in coach but generally just got off with the smokers at smoking stops. For my trip to VapeBash this year, I did get a roomette and I happily stealth vaped in my roomette, but still got off at smokers stops for some really good vapes. It's their policy and I'm okay with that. I can not fly due to tumors in my head which make flying painful. I enjoy the train. And it is always full.

 

[Killowatt]

I thought of taking the train on an upcomming trip, costs over $100 more than a plane, and takes 3 days. No thanks.

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[AgentAnia]

My friend has taken the train north to Canada and back again and had a great time. Obviously it's not the way to travel if time is a factor, but for comfort you can't beat it. She had a roomette and said it was clean and comfortable, dining car food was terrific (she likened it to cruise ship cuisine), great staff. And, no baggage restrictions or extra charges, no security. She gets on and off about a mile from home both ways. I'd like to take a meandering trip cross country.

 

[MartiP]

I thought of taking the train on an upcomming trip, costs over $100 more than a plane, and takes 3 days. No thanks.

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I love trains. But they are not a cheap or fast way to travel inside the USA.

 

[mcol]

Probably cuz some Anti everything person complained, or maybe someone over-did it vaping on the train. Doesn't surprise me, but they don't have eyes everywhere. Have not taken Amtrak in many years and have no plans to.

 

[Orobas]

Well maybe it's just me, but there's no trains in Jax NC, and the train station in Savannah was so out of the way most people didn't realize it was even there, elected to greyhound instead.

 

[ScottP]

I didn't even know people still took trains other than subways and metro rails. However I have heard about vacuum tubes being the long distance transport of the future.

http://inhabitat.com/super-fast-vac...-travel-from-new-york-to-la-in-under-an-hour/

Trans-Atlantic MagLev | Popular Science

 

[Dannyboy5691]

people still ride amtraks?

you'd think they'd do their best not to piss off the entire 10 people who still take the train in the states.

Lmfao!!! I'm still laughing. And you're right.

 

[Iffy]

I luv traveling by train; relaxing, scenic and great for naps!

Guess on my next trip, I'll take an auto train and just stay in my vehicle except for food and restroom business...