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itsonlyastrongbuzz t1_ivgpo7o wrote

1: Book as far in advance as possible.

2: The NE regional business class is worth it (to have assigned seating) and it’s only like 20-30 mins slower. It’s totally fine.

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wallet535 t1_ivh169y wrote

Agree with (1), but on (2) I personally find regular Northeast Regional (not business Northeast Regional) to be fine, mostly because I don’t care about an assigned seat or a free soda.

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itsonlyastrongbuzz t1_ivhl717 wrote

Assigned seats on the way down aren’t super important since the NE Regional starts at South Station and you have free reign… but assigned seats **are **nice for when you’re returning to BOS from NY and the train is already full with coming from DC/Philly, and you have to go hunting through a few cars for a seat, possibly facing backwards or next to the bathroom that smells like a hot morgue.

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cheese1234cheese t1_ivhef0d wrote

Assigned seat is just nice if you end up in a spot where seats are full ish and folks aren’t being smart… I once stood for like 45m before I could find a seat

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DustySport t1_ivhomv3 wrote

Acela has assigned seating now too (maybe just business class, but not sure)

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itsonlyastrongbuzz t1_ivhvtfa wrote

IIRC, Acela literally only has Business Class and First Class (I believe that gets you an attendant).

They don’t even have coach.

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NJS_Stamp t1_ivi4xt3 wrote

+1 on the business class if you can swing it

Came back from NY the other weekend. Spent the first two stops walking up and down the train cars trying to find a seat because people love to pile their luggage on the spare seat.

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