1x2 seats in cafe car on NE regional
Mar 19, 2018, 5:25 pm
#1
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1x2 seats in cafe car on NE regional
Ive been taking the NE regionals regularly for years., but have never seen these seats. Its a 1x2 arrangement with these maroon seats. Very comfortable. Picture attached
anyone ever have these before?
anyone ever have these before?
Mar 19, 2018, 5:59 pm
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It is a bit hard to tell without seeing the seat cushion itself, but I believe that these cars were used as premium fare cars on NE corridor trains, prior to the introduction of Acela service and NE Regional service. Passengers in these seats were offered complimentary meals and soft drinks. In addition, they were also used on Metroliner trains, but in this case the entire car was dedicated to premium service, while on the others it was generally half of the car, with the service counter in the middle.
Mar 19, 2018, 6:42 pm
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I'm interested to see if Amtrak touches these cars at all during the Amfleet refresh program.
Last edited by Sicariis; Mar 19, 2018 at 6:51 pm
Mar 19, 2018, 6:53 pm
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Completely random, no way of knowing when the "Car of Choice" is included in the consist. Ironically enough when they get included on regular regional trains they fill them with Coach passengers and direct the BC passengers to the regular business car, which is much worse.
On 66/67/65 it is sold as business class, but even on that train it's not guaranteed. As previously mentioned you can catch them on the state-sponsored corridor trains and are definitely worth the $$.
On 66/67/65 it is sold as business class, but even on that train it's not guaranteed. As previously mentioned you can catch them on the state-sponsored corridor trains and are definitely worth the $$.
Mar 19, 2018, 7:07 pm
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I also really like the cupholder seat divider. So if you can't get a seat on the single side when traveling solo, you're space isn't being invaded by your seat mate, and you don't need to have the tray down just to have a drink.
Apr 30, 2018, 1:03 pm
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No way, although recently I've been finding the weekend trains are more likely to have the full BC and not the 2/1 seating. (data point: I take 66 every morning PVD-BOS)
May 1, 2018, 8:11 am
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Not that I'm aware of - I was a regular rider of the overnight train NYP-WAS between 2007 and 2011 or so, and never saw it.