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Eliot Hamlisch

Eliot Hamlisch

Aug 13, 2026

13:26
Obviously, you mentioned Cafe Car, and probably other, some of the areas in the train, but brand collaborations is probably something that you're also able to do, yes? With, in terms of what kind of food and beverages you bring into the space?
13:38
We do.
13:38
So I'll just give you one sort of color commentary.
13:40
We've got a partnership with Stephen Starr, a big restaurateur based out of Philly, who provides a couple of signature dishes for our first-class Acela F&B.
13:50
And that has paid great dividends for us in a number of ways.
13:53
Just, there are a lot of, the familiarity of the name goes a long way.
13:56
It's, it's difficult in situations like that.
17:21
Yeah
5:35
Tell us a little bit about kind of your vision for the next chapter of Amtrak and, and your role in leading it.
5:42
Yeah.
5:42
So Amtrak's a really interesting company in a host of ways, some of which we'll get into today, some of which we won't.
5:48
Uh, it's essentially a, a 50-year-old legacy brand that's, that's become part of the fabric of our country.
5:55
We've got 500 different destinations across the country, provide mobility forMillions of people that, that don't have other mobility options.
6:05
And from a moving people around the country perspective, there's a lot to love about the mission and the areas i-in which we're focused as an organization.
6:15
Because we're a 50-year-old legacy company that for a very long time has been focused on operating efficiency, um, we haven't necessarily had the customer at the heart or the center of the way that we've thought about service delivery.

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28:25
So I'm curious, if you were to look back y- you know, on the things that you did, or if y- if somebody were to ask you, like, "What can I do to, like, see some upward mobility in my career?" Is there any, like, tangible advice of like here are some things that worked for me that you might wanna try as you're, you're looking to progress upward in your career?

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