Originally Posted by
KENNECTED
We’re Enhancing the Customer Experience One Seat at a Time.
Amtrak is investing in an extensive overhaul of its train interiors on more than a dozen popular services operating in the Northeast and Midwest aimed at introducing a more modern, more comfortable experience.
Beginning this month, Amtrak coach cars will begin to undergo a series of major improvements including:
- Brand-new seats
- New carpeting
- New LED reading lights
- New bathroom flooring
- Upgraded wainscoting and bulkhead
- New curtains in Business Class cars
- Redesigned galleys in the café cars
More details here:
http://blog.amtrak.com/2017/08/amfleet-refresh/
I noticed LED lighting in an Amfleet on one of the Michigan Service trains last week. Nothing else was new, though.
Originally Posted by
rittenhousesq
I wonder if this is the rumored reduction in seat pitch on these trains.
On a recent TV interview, Richard Anderson pretty clearly said they're
not looking at reducing seat pitch. Yes, he's the king of gutting frequent flyer programs, but I think he would have been more political and less specific when asked that topic if that were in the cards.