Train EATS Act

This bill would improve food options on overnight Amtrak trains. It tells Amtrak to offer sit-down, table-service dining when possible, and also a cheaper food and drink option. If there are empty seats in the dining car after first- or business-class passengers are served, coach passengers can buy those seats. It also requires at least one healthy meal choice and lets riders pre-order meals that meet their dietary needs. The Department of Transportation would set any needed rules.

Key points:

• Who is affected: People riding overnight Amtrak trains and Amtrak itself
• What changes: Sit-down dining offered when possible; a lower-cost food option; unused dining seats sold to coach riders; at least one healthy meal; pre-ordering for dietary needs; DOT to issue rules