Biden ‘talking in the quiet car,’ asking for ice cream on Amtrak rides to DC office

NY Post ^ | 6/20/25 | Josh Christenson, Steven Nelson

[Libloather]

He may be out of office, but he’s still driving people crazy.

Former President Joe Biden has been overheard asking for frozen treats while commuting on Amtrak to his government-provided DC office — where little known work is being done — as well as allegedly forgetting a top rule of the train.

“He was talking in the quiet car!” a disbelieving Amtrak regular vented to The Post.

The 82-year-old former chief executive, who rode the route back and forth to Delaware during his 36 years in the Senate, also has gotten rusty on the cafe car’s offerings.

Biden recently asked for ice cream — his favorite snack — but had to settle for a muffin.

Amtrak’s “quiet car” is the second on the Acela — behind first class — and its code of conduct is enforced by conductors and passengers who brusquely hiss “shhhhhh!” at violators.

A second witness who has seen Biden chatting in the quiet car argued it wasn’t his fault.

“If he’s talking, it’s because he’s constantly approached,” said this person, noting that whispered exchanges are allowed.

“[That] is always a criticism of him — that he’s too soft spoken! No winning.”

The ex-president’s travels have been captured in a stream of photos from fellow riders — and even a brief May 8 interview...

**SNIP**

Several alums of the Biden White House say there’s intrigue into what exactly he is doing most weeks at his temporary office a short distance from DC’s Union Station.

The General Services Administration pays for the office until July, meaning Biden will have to relocate soon if he intends to continue commuting to the capital.

“It’s really a mystery,” one former Biden aide said of his activities while visiting DC, noting that staff still working for Biden “avoid answering.”

[bobcat62]

The Northeast Regional trains have a cafe car.

[mass55th]

"The Northeast Regional trains have a cafe car."

Thanks for the info.