Passenger Trains > Window washing on VIA vs Amtrak

Lots of discussion on this board about dirty unwashed windows on Amtrak trains

So here is something for comparison. I'm riding VIA#1 (The Canadian) and we have arrived in Jasper where the train gets serviced. I just noticed two service folks walk up to the window in my bedroom and they proceeded to wash the window, in spite of the fact the current temperature is a balmy 3 deg F
Eat your heart out Amtrak:-)

WP17

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I hope there's a decent crowd on the train to enjoy the views!!!

I just took the Panama Railway from Colon to Panama City 2 days ago and found the dome car windows spotless on an afternoon run. It rains often there and the train just completed a RT that same morning 

for the record I was not sideways taking the picture 

 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/11/23 10:27 by amtrakbill.

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Fixed it!

James R.(Jim) Baker
Whittier, CA

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Is that an ex-SP dome?

Think  I have noted at Jasper even far more than windows being washed in warmer weather with a movable car washer.  Am I right DrawingroomA?

viatrainrider Wrote:
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> Is that an ex-SP dome?
>
> Think  I have noted at Jasper even far more than
> windows being washed in warmer weather with a
> movable car washer.  Am I right DrawingroomA?

Yes, former SP dome, and the restoration looks beautiful.

AA
 

Stanford White
Carmel Valley, CA

amtrakbill Wrote:
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> I just took the Panama Railway from Colon to
> Panama City 2 days ago and found the dome car
> windows spotless on an afternoon run. It rains
> often there and the train just completed a RT that
> same morning 
>
> for the record I was not sideways taking the
> picture 
>
>  

I only rode one of those domes once. Second summer of Amtrak between Chicago and Denver. They were quite an impressive car. I would love to ride the Panama Canal train.

Posted from iPhone

No surprise. Canada is a much cleaner country overall.

The people and mentality of them in Canada is what makes the difference.  They actually care.

The staff and those operating it do take pride in the ex-CP Budd Stainless Steel fleet operating on the Canadian!!!

Did you tip them?

ChicagoCoyote Wrote:
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> Did you tip them?

I actually did tip the window washers on the Canadian when I saw them approach my car. They asked what room I was in they did give my window an extra wash. Was very nice of them.