Amtrak passenger trains running the busy Northeast Corridor and the Midwest will soon see updated, modern interiors, including new seating and lighting. The café cars will also get an overhaul.
The passenger railroad corporation announced the $16-million project last month, focused on modernizing the interiors of Amtrak coach cars with new seat cushions, carpeting, LED reading lights, bathroom flooring and design touches. Business-class cars will receive new curtains, and the galleys in the café cars will be completely redesigned.
Amtrak co-CEO Wick Moorman promises the changes, which will come onboard in summer 2018, will result in “a marked improvement in the overall ambience on board.”
“The upgrades offer customers what they told us they want more of during their travels – a more comfortable, refreshed look and feel,” said Moorman. The upgrade affects more than 450 of the trains nationwide.
Previous upgrades included power outlets and WiFi.
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