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===Classes of service=== {{Stack| [[File:Viewliner (13970131747).jpg|thumb|right|The interior of a [[Viewliner]] sleeping car bedroom with the lower bed down]] [[File:Amfleet (14156927994).jpg|thumb|right|The interior of a long-distance [[Amfleet|Amfleet II]] coach]] }} Amtrak offers four classes of service: First Class, First Class Sleeper Service, Business Class, and Coach Class:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Train Onboard Features & Amenities |url=https://www.amtrak.com/onboard |access-date=December 30, 2022 |website=Amtrak |language=en |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230172604/https://www.amtrak.com/onboard |url-status=live }}</ref> * '''First Class''': First Class service is only offered on the ''[[Acela]]''. Seats are larger than those of Business Class and come in a variety of seating styles (single, facing singles with table, double, facing doubles with table and wheelchair accessible). First Class is located in a separate car from business class and is located at the end of the train (to reduce the number of passengers walking in the aisles). A car attendant provides passengers with hot towel service, a complimentary meal and alcoholic beverages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First Class Seating |url=https://www.amtrak.com/first-class-seat |access-date=December 30, 2022 |website=Amtrak |language=en |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230172606/https://www.amtrak.com/first-class-seat |url-status=live }}</ref> First Class passengers have access to lounges located at most larger stations.<ref name="Lounges" /> * '''First Class Sleeper Service''': Private room accommodations on long-distance trains, including [[roomette]]s, bedrooms, bedroom suites, accessible bedrooms, and, on some trains, family bedrooms. Included in the price of a room are attendant service and on most routes, full hot meals. At night, attendants convert rooms into sleeping areas with fold-down beds and linens. Shower facilities with towels and bar soap are available. Complimentary juice, coffee and bottled water are included as well. [[Sleeping car|Sleeper car]] passengers have access to all passenger facilities aboard the train and lounges located at select stations.<ref name="Lounges" /> * '''Business Class''': Business Class seating is offered on the ''Acela'', ''[[Northeast Regional]]'', many short-haul corridor trains and some long-distance trains. It is the standard class of service on the ''Acela.'' On all other trains where it is offered, Business Class is located in a dedicated car or section of the train. While the specific features vary by route, many include extra legroom and complimentary non-alcoholic drinks. Seats in business class recline and feature a fold-down tray table, footrest, individual reading light, and power outlet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Business Class Seating |url=https://www.amtrak.com/business-class |access-date=December 30, 2022 |website=Amtrak |language=en}}</ref> Passengers have access to some lounges, but busier locations may exclude Business Class customers.<ref name="Lounges" /> * {{anchor|quiet car}}'''Coach Class''': Coach Class is the standard class of service on all Amtrak trains except the ''Acela''. Seats in coach recline and feature a fold-down tray table, footrest, individual reading light, and power outlet. Coach cars on long-distance trains are configured with fewer seats per car so that passengers have additional legroom and seats which are equipped with leg rests.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coach Class Seating on Reserved Services |url=https://www.amtrak.com/reserved-coach-class-seat |access-date=December 30, 2022 |website=Amtrak |language=en |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230172607/https://www.amtrak.com/reserved-coach-class-seat |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Coach Seating on Unreserved Services |url=https://www.amtrak.com/unreserved-coach-class-seat |access-date=December 30, 2022 |website=Amtrak |language=en |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230172606/https://www.amtrak.com/unreserved-coach-class-seat |url-status=live }}</ref> Some corridor and short-distance trains have one coach car designated as a "quiet car" where loud conversation, phone calls, and sound played from electronic devices are not permitted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amtrak Quiet Car |url=https://www.amtrak.com/quiet-car |publisher=Amtrak |access-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-date=June 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625052110/https://www.amtrak.com/quiet-car |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 14, 2014 |title=Sound of Silence: The Amtrak Quiet Car |url=http://blog.amtrak.com/2014/11/sound-silence-amtrak-quiet-car/ |publisher=Amtrak |access-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402134013/https://blog.amtrak.com/2014/11/sound-silence-amtrak-quiet-car/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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