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A1
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Hello,
As a tourist, I am in the early stages of planning a train journey between New York and Washington DC as a same-day return trip, purely for the train ride itself as I thought it would be a good way to 'see' that part of the country as opposed to flying over it.
With that said, I am very keen to have a window seat on one side of the train for the southbound trip to DC, then to have a window seat on the opposite side of the car for the northbound trip back to New York as I would like to view the journey from both sides of the train.
From my research I gather that seating allocation on NRE services is on a first come, first served basis.
In order to secure my preferred choice of seats, what advice can be given here?
1) When boarding at NYP, are the NRE trains always empty of passengers or are some services a direct continuation from Boston (ie. passengers arriving from Boston stay on the same train as the new passengers join at NYP)?
2) What is the boarding process at NYP and WAS for the NRE services?
I assume you wait in the departure hall until your train is called, then everyone rushes down to the platform to secure their preferred seat?
3) Are there recommended times during the day when the NRE services are at their most quiet/least busy in terms of passenger numbers?
4) I would prefer to travel in coach class, however will I increase my chances of getting my choice of seat (either side of the car for each trip) if I were to book a business class ticket instead?
Hope this made some sense to you.
Thanks,
A1
As a tourist, I am in the early stages of planning a train journey between New York and Washington DC as a same-day return trip, purely for the train ride itself as I thought it would be a good way to 'see' that part of the country as opposed to flying over it.
With that said, I am very keen to have a window seat on one side of the train for the southbound trip to DC, then to have a window seat on the opposite side of the car for the northbound trip back to New York as I would like to view the journey from both sides of the train.
From my research I gather that seating allocation on NRE services is on a first come, first served basis.
In order to secure my preferred choice of seats, what advice can be given here?
1) When boarding at NYP, are the NRE trains always empty of passengers or are some services a direct continuation from Boston (ie. passengers arriving from Boston stay on the same train as the new passengers join at NYP)?
2) What is the boarding process at NYP and WAS for the NRE services?
I assume you wait in the departure hall until your train is called, then everyone rushes down to the platform to secure their preferred seat?
3) Are there recommended times during the day when the NRE services are at their most quiet/least busy in terms of passenger numbers?
4) I would prefer to travel in coach class, however will I increase my chances of getting my choice of seat (either side of the car for each trip) if I were to book a business class ticket instead?
Hope this made some sense to you.
Thanks,
A1