It also differs when you are at a station with a gate and/or escalators. They may bring/send passengers early from the gate, but then encounter the lift or bridge plate issue at trainside.
Assigned seats on the train?
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Have one dedicated car for groups and one for single(1) passengers. Don't micro manage the conductor assigned seating conductor and attendants. Please let the passengers decides whom sits with them. On the Zephyr the micro manager seat czar sat me next to another 350 pound person I'm like forget this I charged cars and told them. Please think before you assign seats. Also on crescent another micro manager sat me with a woman and her 2 children the micro manager said so what I said use your head you never sit an adult man next to a female child. So he said if you don't like this I will put you in the bulkhead I'm like fine but the guy does it again. I went back to him and said come on you really need to go back to training. I went on platform at NYP and asked station person to get Amtrak manager he came in I explained what went on and he shook his head and said I'll take care of it. Well within a few minutes the conductor never sat any one in the seat next to me for the rest of the way to NOL
Also when it's 70 to 90 percent full let us spread out. No need to scold us.
i was on a sold out Silver Star in Coach earlier this month. When I boarded I was told to sit in one of 30 specified rows. Obviously these were seats for single travelers. At least I had a choice. I dislike being told where to sit. I have had my share of overweight and obnoxious seatmates…and agree if the train isn’t full please let us choose our own seats. Having both seats to yourself is the optimum when traveling Coach,especially overnight. Making the passenger as comfortable as possible should be a top priority.
On the same token - that big fat customer would no doubt appreciate being in a seat for two to spread out !
Like most airlines paying a premium fare one should get to select the seat in the premium fare area - - -
Some seats rows are more desirable - i.e. exit rows and bulkhead - - -
Using the rule first come first serve is fine - but fine tune it !
When a train is sold out to occupancy - not much can be done - except to fit all the puzzle pieces as best as can.
On a number of occasions over the years I've heard conductors use the line of "if you paid for one seat, only occupy one seat" on a sold-out(-ish) train. I do honestly wonder if any of them have ever had someone respond by producing two tickets in hand...
[It is just regrettable that there is no way to credit both of "your" seats to yourself in such a situation.]
