I bid on an Amtrak upgrade and went from business class to first ... someone personally escorted first-class passengers to the train and showed us to our seats. I had lots of space to spread ...

For a 10-hour train ride from NYC to Niagara Falls, New York, in August 2022, I booked a business-class ticket on an Amtrak train for $168. It was $100 more than a coach ticket on the same ride.

It may be time to upgrade to business class on your next Amtrak trip. Over the next year, the passenger rail company is adding railcars with 36 business-class seats to its pool of trains shared by ...

But what about Amtrak business class? Is it significantly swankier or more comfortable than the typical coach train seat?

First off, there is the Acela, Amtrak's express train on the East Coast that offers business and first-class seating only. These accommodations offer larger seats than coach, and first class comes ...

Almost immediately upon booking an Amtrak ticket, you're emailed an offer to bid to upgrade your seat from ... meetings on the train and working on their computers in business class, while in ...

Passengers upgrading to business or first class can place their ... a new ticket via email or the Amtrak app. Depending on your train route, the type of seat you want, and the price you bid ...

I paid $241 for a seat on an Acela train from Philadelphia to New York City, a journey that typically takes around 1 ½ hours. An Amtrak representative told Business Insider that first-class ...

On May 21, Amtrak debuted a second train in the St. Paul–Chicago market ... These services range from 70-seat regional jets to nearly 200-seat Boeing 737Max jets. Using an average capacity ...

I bid on an Amtrak upgrade and went from business class to first class ... and I had an entire table to use to work, using the train's WiFi. Because we bid, we didn't get to choose our seats.

The business-class seats looked almost as large as the ones in first ... I felt the $95 for an upgrade to my four-hour trip was worth it. The relaxing on-train experience, access to an elegant Amtrak ...