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On Amtrak what do you prefer to take most often on a bussenis trip or just a normel ride to where ever.
1. Couch 2. Bussenis Class 3. 1st Class 4. Sleeper (any kind of room) Wich do you prefer? ----------------------------------------- This is my 1st poll so it isn't much.
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UncleBuck44 Member # 2049
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It all really depends.
If I go from CHI to LAX then I'll probably want the comfort of a first class sleeper. But guess it would be fun to ride in coach for a trip like that. If I went from STL to CHI then I'd just ride coach.
But if I just took a day trip on the Caost Starlight I'd probably, from a day in 1999 on, I'd take a sleeper just so I could get to ride in the luxurious Parlour Car. Hell I went from Seattle to Portland in a standard bedroom, of course it was the only thing available on the train, and I didnt even know about the parlour car.
Overall I'd say first class. The meals included in the price and the privacy and the usually clean environment just can't be beat.
Mr. Toy Member # 311
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For me, it also depends.
If I'm traveling one night by myself, coach is perfectly acceptable, and more cost-effective. But if the bankbook looks good that month, I might consider an upgrade.
For two of us together the standard bedroom is preferable and the price per person is most agreeable. For multiple nights a sleeper is essential. I'd probably prefer the space of a Deluxe room for that amount of time, but probably couldn't afford it without Guest Rewards points. However, I've never actually been on a train more than one night, so it hasn't been an issue yet.
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On the Northeast Corridor - if the company is paying, First Class, if I am paying and more than a 3 hour trip, try for business class (or if it's a rough day I'll splurg for First Class), less than three hours - coach.
I've taken a standard bedroom, if available for day trips.
RDG484 Member # 2907
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quote:Originally posted by jp1822: Overnight - First Class
On the Northeast Corridor - if the company is paying, First Class, if I am paying and more than a 3 hour trip, try for business class (or if it's a rough day I'll splurg for First Class), less than three hours - coach.
I've taken a standard bedroom, if available for day trips.
Ditto to a T for me. Although I work for Amtrak as a Conductor on the Northeast Corridor, I go to Florida once in a while by train, and every time I go, I always go with a sleeper. Since I'm an employee, the coach fare itself is free, while I still have to pay the sleeper charge. If I have my kid with me and I want to take him to NY or DC (we live in Philly), I'll try to see if there's space in Acela Express First Class, I'll treat him and myself to it. We both loved it.
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CoastStarlight99 Member # 2734
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If im going 10 hours on the coast stalrihgt--Coach
A short surfliner trip--Business
A long trip I hope to take soon Deluxe Suite (2 deluxe sleepers)
dilly Member # 1427
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For even fairly lengthy trips, I find that booking a sleeper for the night isn't worth it if I'll be either boarding or leaving the train at, say, 4 o'clock in the morning.
I save sleeping car travel for true overnight runs -- those trips when I'll board by 10 p.m. at the latest, and won't reach my destination until at least 8 a.m. (which means I'll get a full night's sleep, plus have time to grab a somewhat leisurely breakfast in the diner).
Other than that, my trips tend to be in coach -- although I've noticed that my brain generally starts to disintegrate somewhere around the 12-14 hour mark.
In some ways, though, I actually prefer traveling in coach late at night, especially when the car is almost empty. I might doze off now and then. But I wake up often, and invariably spot all sorts of dimly-lit "night scenes" outside the window -- ghostly train stations, spooky little towns, and haunted-looking rail yards. Very atmospheric.
It's stuff I would have totally missed had I been snoozing in a sleeper with the curtains closed.
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Deluxe Suite (2 deluxe sleepers)