Two questions about traveling w/ a baby companion on Acela First Class
 

Hi There!

My wife and I will be traveling NYP-BBY on Acela in a couple months. We'll be bringing our 18 month old son with us as a companion. I know he doesn't need his own seat, but when I got the ticket from Amtrak, his name wasn't even mentioned on it. Will that be an issue? Any tips from those who have traveled with a baby on Acela First? THANKS!

Here is Amtrak's Infant Policy. If you're unsure call Amtrak. You do not mention when you're traveling, so the time of day makes a difference some trains leaving NY Penn can be fully booked.

Yeah I read the infant policy. It makes no mention of a ticket. I could call Amtrak, and I will if I don't get an answer, but at times a quick Flyertalk post is easier than phoning a railway.

Did you book online? There's a drop-down box to select an infant passenger.

Here's what Ask Julie has to say

"To include an infant on a reservation, select the number of infants in the Fare Finder Tool on the left side of the page. For more information about traveling with infants, see the links below."

Are you saying this is not definitive?

As the OP stated, it doesn't say if they need a ($0) ticket or not. So no, it is not definitive.

But then a lot of things Amtrak puts out is not always clear. I was booking a promo ticket some time ago and it clearly stated "other terms apply" in the find print, but failed to state what those terms were. I even called in and the agent had no clue what those terms were. I presume had there been an interruption in travel that I would not be re accommodated on other trains.

I guess we translate this differently.

For what it's worth, the only time I traveled Acela F it was with a 2 month old in a car seat. We got a ticket since we'd likely occupy a seat with the car seat. The conductor looked at me like I had 8 heads when I offered him the ticket. He didn't lift it and I got a refund for it after the fact. This was 9 years ago, so YMMV.