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Old May 28, 2012, 10:27 am
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AlanB
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Originally Posted by ND76
Also, I'm pretty sure that your ticket on Acela will give you a seat reservation (i.e., a specific location, not just a guarantee that you'll have a seat). This is not true on Amtrak's "Northeast Regional" or cross-country trains in a coach car, but I'm pretty sure it is on Acela.
Nope; no seat assignments for Acela. There was a short period of time back in 2000 where one was assigned a specific seat in First Class, but the experiment ended less than six months after it started.
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