I'm currently on 712 in a Comet, still in regular service!
The seats are the standard Amtrak LD seats like in the Superliners. They don't slide forward when they recline; at least the ones in this car don't.
The doors are all manual, which really delays loading: they've only been opening two doors at stops, and of course loading passengers with bags into high floor cars takes time.
Is Amtrak California leasing the NPCU's and horizon dinettes on these trainsets, or did they buy them outright? Unlike the ones on the Surfliner, I don't think they're planning on returning them anytime soon.
No bike racks on these cars, though the plans I saw were to put a rack next to the ADA space. I guess there are racks in the cabbages?
The seats are the standard Amtrak LD seats like in the Superliners. They don't slide forward when they recline; at least the ones in this car don't.
The doors are all manual, which really delays loading: they've only been opening two doors at stops, and of course loading passengers with bags into high floor cars takes time.
Is Amtrak California leasing the NPCU's and horizon dinettes on these trainsets, or did they buy them outright? Unlike the ones on the Surfliner, I don't think they're planning on returning them anytime soon.
No bike racks on these cars, though the plans I saw were to put a rack next to the ADA space. I guess there are racks in the cabbages?
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