Good morning from Amtrak train # 89, also known as the Palmetto. I love that the train has a name. 🙂 Just happens to be the same train I used to ride to DC with my grandmother to visit my aunt and uncle. So I’m waxing a bit nostalgic today. We left DC’s Union Station right on time and are now working our way towards Richmond. My only complaint so far is that the train is extremely full. When I booked the ticket, the only available accommodations were in Business Class. Good enough, I thought. It was only a $32 dollar upcharge, there would be more legroom, and I was sure that the Business Class car on an east coast corridor train won’t be crowded at all. WRONG!!!
The Business Class car is packed. There are more people traveling with children that I imagined, and there’s an energetic baby in the seat behind me. All that said, it isn’t terrible so far. I’ve enjoyed power outlets for my electronics, and internet access. I haven’t even tried Amtrak’s wi-fi today as my seatmate said it was constantly dropping his connection. Verizon 4G Mi-Fi all the way baby!!!
Look for a full trip report about my journey aboard Amtrak soon.
[…] found that the only accommodations available on the train were in Business Class. As I mentioned yesterday, I could not have been more wrong in my thinking that Business Class would offer a sedate and […]
I have yet to ride a US Amtrak train, I want to though. I just came back from Europe where I spent over a week taking trains through Sweden, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and the Eurostar through the Channel Tunnel, including a couple night trains, in 1st Class the whole way. I guess it’s summer, but nearly all those trains were full, and packed with kids. Luckily I had my Bose headphones, but I was surprised how many kids there were, running through the 1st class coaches, screaming, and falling over as the train rocked. Not a big… Read more »
would love to see pictures of different amtrak trains. I want to do a cross country ride one day in one of those trains with beds.