No one is guaranteed two seats...Business Class or otherwise! Only (no guarantee) if the seat next to you happens to be vacant which could happen in coach or Business Class.I think it's a good idea, but I think it should involve an investment that is probably not forthcoming. The idea of just having a separate coach that is called "Business Class" is maybe okay if it would be guaranteed that every passenger gets two seats, but ideally business class involves 2-1 deluxe seating. Maybe some future order of long-distance equipment will include business class.
When I book a sleeper berth for just me, I'm guaranteed 2, or more, seats.No one is guaranteed two seats...Business Class or otherwise!
Correct, but not Business Class or CoachWhen I book a sleeper berth for just me, I'm guaranteed 2, or more, seats.No one is guaranteed two seats...Business Class or otherwise!
If I were to book a Bedroom I would have 4 seats - 3 of them essentially a 3 seat couch.
Indeed, with a Roomette I get to have 2 seats and a separate bed, the upper bunk.
When I have a roomette I sleep in the upper bunk and have the TA-SC leave the 'downstairs' in the day configuration.
The same thing happened to me going from Chicago to STl, only this time the "businessman" was making one call right after the other, many to his secretary who he proceeded to cuss out very loudly. After about 30 minutes, the Conductor kindly informed him if he kept it up, the next station would be his destination; the phone stayed pocketed from there on inI travel sleeper (LD) or coach (short distances). I once sprang for Business for a short trip. Nice leather seats. Then a gentleman sat down in the last row and took out his cell phone. In a booming voice he carried on business conversations (it was business class after all!) for the entire duration of the trip. Everyone could hear him, no one could avoid him. He was the type of fellow who said "three large" instead of $3,000. Only time I ever heard that except for movies and TV.
What every Amtrak train needs is a quiet car.
I'll admit, the few times I have taken BC was because of the 2-1 recliner seating. However, those single level cars are few and far between. Plus, I don't think we'll ever see new cars like those...., but ideally business class involves 2-1 deluxe seating.
And a clean restroom!I'll admit, the few times I have taken BC was because of the 2-1 recliner seating. However, those single level cars are few and far between. Plus, I don't think we'll ever see new cars like those...., but ideally business class involves 2-1 deluxe seating.
Without those special seats, to me, BC is really nothing more than a "free" small soda, and maybe priority boarding.
I guess this is not guaranteed. That is why I said that it would be nice to do something similar to some airlines, which close off a middle seat in a row of three and sell the other two seats at a premium. But on a train, with rows of two, this means cutting the capacity in half and would suggest a fare twice that of coach.I really really want a higher chance of not having anyone sit next to me... ...But I'd love just less crowding advantages of BC.
My experiences with BC have been a bit different. Business travelers tend to travel alone. So, unless you board at the very first station of the route, you'll find one person sitting at every window seat, leaving you with numerous isle seats to only choose from when you board at any later station. If you are the "unusual", and traveling with a companion, you'll have to settle sitting in isle seats across from each other.I really really want a higher chance of not having anyone sit next to me... ...But I'd love just less crowding advantages of BC.
lol, I guess I've been lucky. A large chunk of my train riding is on the NEC. Since I live in DC going north we are the originating station, so yes, I get to pick from many open choicesMy experiences with BC have been a bit different. Business travelers tend to travel alone. So, unless you board at the very first station of the route, you'll find one person sitting at every window seat, leaving you with numerous isle seats to only choose from when you board at any later station. If you are the "unusual", and traveling with a companion, you'll have to settle sitting in isle seats across from each other.I really really want a higher chance of not having anyone sit next to me... ...But I'd love just less crowding advantages of BC.
At least families tend to sit clumped together.
Again, I try to explain to people here, but no one wants to hear me. At least on the corridor, the drinks handed out are not the small ones any more, they are only used for mixers now. Business Class gets full sized revenue drinks now, and it's not just a single one that you get either... As long as you're not passing them around to people you're walking by, and you're not coming up every 15 minutes and putting the drinks in your luggage (yes, both have happened with me), I will keep the goods coming.I'll admit, the few times I have taken BC was because of the 2-1 recliner seating. However, those single level cars are few and far between. Plus, I don't think we'll ever see new cars like those...., but ideally business class involves 2-1 deluxe seating.
Without those special seats, to me, BC is really nothing more than a "free" small soda, and maybe priority boarding.
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