<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PHL:
The current Metroliners still have the footrests, but also more room between rows and a significantly greater recline. I think they're a little wider, too.
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There seems to be some confusion between footrests and legrests. While both the Acela Express and Metroliners do indeed have footrests, the Metroliners also used to have legrests (similar to a lazyboy recliner).
But those disappeared a few years ago-- victim of maintenance cuts.
But fans of legrests can still find them on long distance trains.