I booked a coach ticket on a four-hour Amtrak train from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Seattle. The $50 ride was ...

I occasionally take Amtrak for medium-distance trips when I don't have access to a car, but I've always sat in coach. For my inaugural first-class trip, I paid $241 for a seat on an Acela train ...

Passengers can exit the lounge directly to the track area at Union Station, but the early boarding option brings no benefit since all seats on Acela are assigned. Amtrak’s First Class car attendant ...

The Amtrak Lounge was elegant, the first-class seat was spacious and I enjoyed my four-hour ride. A few days before my Amtrak ride from New York to Boston, I got an email from Amtrak asking if I'd ...

My upgrade cost $95 (on top of my $57 business-class ticket) and came with lounge access and food. The Amtrak Lounge was elegant, the first-class seat was spacious and I enjoyed my four-hour ride. A ...

plus more (Amtrak has a full list of the perks with each seat class on its site). First, the traveler who was designated the "primary passenger" during the booking process will be alerted via ...

Amtrak got creative to fill its seats. That led to the BidUp program, which allows rail passengers to offer bids for available upgrades, from business class to first class to roomettes and bedrooms.

WASHINGTON — Amtrak is now offering assigned seating for customers booking first-class seats on some Acela trains. After evaluating the launch, the rail service said it expects to introduce seat ...

Amtrak passengers in Acela’s first class section will no longer have to fight for a prime seat. The train service is now offering assigned seating in the first class section of its Acela Express ...