Originally Posted by DCAview
This is by far my biggest frustraton with Amtrak's Business Class. On trains equipped with the 2 x 1 seating, business class is absolutely worth the reasonable premium fare. On trains with the 2 x 2 seating, though, you're basically paying $25 or so for an 8-ounce soda. Problem is, there's no way to know which Business Class car will operate on a given train on a given day, meaning that buying the Business Class upgrade is a crapshoot.
I can understand. But Amtrak does have standard consists for these routes. Unless I have old info, the following trains are supposed to regularly have Club cars for Business Class:
Pennsylvanian 42-44
Vermonter 55-57
Maple Leaf 63-64
Regional 66-67 (among others)
Palmetto 89-90
Lake Shore Limited Boston Feeder 448-449
Pacific Surfliner 798-799
Most IL/MO/MI routes
All Downeasters
Things don't always go as planned, of course.