Amfleet
Engineer
Ever since I have started riding Amtrak, especially in the Northeast, I have never found the big deal on Business Class. It cost around $50 above the rail-fare and all you get is a little more leg room, curtains, foot rest (most of them I can't even get to work), and a free drink. I have also been reading reports where ex-Club and Metroliner cars are being distributed about the Coach section of the train and Business Class, at some points, getting a standard coach. The following quote came from a trip report written by Dan Chazin. The trip was taken in November 2002:
Your thoughts. Get rid of it or keep it??
WHAT A RIP OFF!!!Today's Train #192 consists a mish-mash of various types of Amfleet and Acela equipment. Pulled by AEM-7 engine #912, it includes three unreconditioned 84-seat Amfleet I coaches, two Acela Coachclass cars, two 60-seat Metroliner cars, my Club/Custom Class car, and a café car with coach seating on both sides of the service counter. The café service counter in my car was not used, and the first car on the train - an Acela Coachclass car - was used for Business Class!
Your thoughts. Get rid of it or keep it??