Having previously traveled on Amtrak, I was familiar with the menu aboard.
The Amtrak food options range from snacks, including pretzels and various chips, to meals, such as sandwiches or burgers, with warm options heated in a microwave-like oven and cold options being pre-packaged.
The café car also had condiments like ketchup and mustard for items like sandwiches or hot dogs.
However, during my journey, I missed the announcement that said that the café car on our train would separate at the Albany, New York, stop, where the Lake Shore Limited route divides between New York City (my destination) and Boston (where the café car went) and by the time I was ready to get food, the café was no longer traveling with us.
An Amtrak spokesperson confirmed by email that the Lake Shore Limited train splits to go to two separate terminals, leaving one half with a café car and the other with a first-class dining car.
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