Originally Posted by
Blumie
I may be too late for Analise's trip, but I still want to post to correct the misinformation in this thread.
Nope, not late at all. I'll be doing this trip in early April.
1. There are very few rear facing seats on Amtrak trains between BOS and NYP. There are some, but very few; probably less than 5%.
That's great. Thank you.
2. In dozens and dozens of trips on this route, boarding at one of the first three stops (BOS, BBY and RTE), I never, ever have had my seat choice limited to a rear facing seat. In fact, I can't recall a single instance where I've seen any passenger boarding at one of these stations not find a forward facing seat.
3. Every seat has access to a power outlet. That said, those sitting in an aisle seat will have to fish their cord under the legs of someone sitting in an adjacent window seat, so it's often preferable to sit in a window seat if you've got a lot of electronics.
Good to know. Thanks.
Regardless of where you sit, you can not count on an empty seat next to you. If you board at BOS, it's likely that no one will sit next to you when you depart, but it's very likely someone boarding at BBY, RTE or PVD will sit next to you.
I'm catching a ~5:30pm train. I never assumed I'd have both seats to myself.
(Note that, although not official policy, one can ride a MBTA commuter rail train for free from BBY to BOS. Just look at the monitors behind the agents at the ticket window to see on which track the next BOS-bound train is arriving, and just hop on it. The conductors won't object and won't ask for a ticket. I often do this when I'm NYC-bound but have the time to travel back to BOS before my train departs.)
Hey, that's great to know. I'm staying at the Westin Copley Plaza. So that's convenient. I'm not planning to be at the hotel late in the day but who knows, maybe I will.
Thanks again.