NYP Club Acela - New Furniture
Nov 1, 2019, 3:38 am
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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NYP Club Acela - New Furniture
New furniture has appeared in the NYP Club Acela. The old cloth chairs are gone. Now it's a mix of faux-leather chairs arranged in pairs, and some high-top tables that have power outlets. But, the outlets are not connected to power sources, so while they look nice, they don't provide power!
It appears as though the overall capacity is about the same.
It appears as though the overall capacity is about the same.
Nov 1, 2019, 7:19 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 34
I’m sitting here right now and wondering if there are the same or fewer seats. This place is a tight enough fit at rush hour most days. it wouldn’t have cost much to demo that back wall where all the archaic pay phone banks are.
But hey, I won’t complain too much as they are doing something for us.
But hey, I won’t complain too much as they are doing something for us.
Nov 1, 2019, 7:21 am
#3
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: DCA
Posts: 7,769
Nice. I've been rather pleased by the small instances of CapEx spend I've seen from Amtrak - retrofitted seats on the cars, updated furniture, and have noticed a number of new electric carts at some stations. Gotta spend money to make money - I'll take any sign that they're thinking the right way.
Nov 1, 2019, 10:07 am
#4
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: NJ
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I’m sitting here right now and wondering if there are the same or fewer seats. This place is a tight enough fit at rush hour most days. it wouldn’t have cost much to demo that back wall where all the archaic pay phone banks are.
But hey, I won’t complain too much as they are doing something for us.
But hey, I won’t complain too much as they are doing something for us.
https://www.6sqft.com/first-look-at-...an-train-hall/
Nov 1, 2019, 2:08 pm
#5
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 34
No question. This is a recent touch though while we wait a couple of years.
Don't forget there will be a brand new facility in a couple of years...
https://www.6sqft.com/first-look-at-...an-train-hall/
https://www.6sqft.com/first-look-at-...an-train-hall/
Nov 2, 2019, 12:25 pm
#6
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: NYC
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Posts: 3,123
While I welcome new furniture, the capacity seems lower to me. Very crowded on a Saturday afternoon. The traffic flow around the new tables is also poor.