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A train seat design has a seat base height, seating angle, seat depth (the distance from the front edge of the seat to the back of the seat), seat hardness and seat width that can support the sitting position of average passengers.
The 72 standard coaches could seat between 76 and 82 passengers depending on the seating configuration and 14 accessible coaches could seat 72 and included space for a wheelchair. [2] The entire coach fleet was later rebuilt to be accessible, with cars now seating between 68 and 72 passengers depending on the seating configuration.
6 coach/baggage cars were built for Amtrak California and all are named after bays. [8] The layout of upper level of the coach/baggage cars is identical to the coach cars with 76 seats, 6 tables and 2 club seating areas. The lower level has 7 seats, one wheelchair position, [9] one restroom and a locked compartment used to store checked baggage ...
Interior of a "step-down" coach on Amtrak's Southwest Limited in 1974 The 61 coaches could carry either 68 or 72 passengers, more than the 44 of comparable single-level long-distance coaches. This increased capacity permitted the Santa Fe to run the El Capitan with fewer cars, while increasing the total number of passengers carried. [ 57 ]
Unlike most other Amtrak trains, Business Class is the de facto standard class on Acela trains; there is no coach service. [41] Power cars are numbered 2000–2039, First Class cars 3200–3219, Business Class cars 3400-3419 (end cars) and 3500–3559, and café cars 3300–3319.
All classes of service have an electric outlet (120 V, 60 Hz AC) at each seat, reading lamps, fold-out tray tables. Reservations are required on all trains, tickets may be purchased online, from an agent at some stations, a ticketing machine at most stations, or, at a higher cost, from the conductor on the train. [24] Coach Class: 2x2 seating ...
Amtrak's new national timetable depicted a Superliner coach on the front cover, and the listing for the Empire Builder carried a heading which read "Amtrak's Superliner is Somethin' Special." [ 21 ] At the same time, Superliners entered service on the short-haul Pacific International and Mount Rainier in the Pacific Northwest.
The Comet IB coaches were refurbished at Amtrak's Beech Grove shops to make them more suitable for inter-city rail service including adding reclining seats with tray tables (with only four seats in a row), more luggage racks, a restroom, Wi-Fi and 6 workstation tables in the center of the car.