The Davy Crockett
Engineer
Upon further questioning (cross :angry: examining? :giggle: ) of Mrs. Crockett, here is what I'm told, with a bit of an explanation...Last I knew online you could only request a window seat or an aisle seat, but not a specific seat within the car. Never tried calling, but I suppose that an agent could select a specific seat for you. This of course was for the corridor trains. I have no idea if seats are assigned in coach on long distance trains.Mrs. Crockett rode VIA FC last summer, and according to her - IF she is to be believed :giggle: - she requested and got specific seating. She was with her parents and they requested and got a table seat for four. They were told that since there were only three of them that they might end up with a fourth person, but this did not happen. Anybody know more about this?
Her brother rides the VIA corridor trains an a weekly basis. Her father actually bought the tickets, with instructions from said brother on how to proceed, so the information is second or third hand in some respects, but...
1)They were in FC.
2)Her father called VIA for the tickets.
3)He requested a table, as there were three in the party.
4)Mrs. Crockett's ticket had a specific seat assignment - an aisle seat, which was at a table for four.
5)She asked the conductor if she could sit in the empty window seat next to her, and he said 'yes' - with the condition that she would have to move back to her seat if someone boarded that had the window seat.
So best I can tell, it sounds like it is not quite like choosing a seat online airline style, but somewhat like booking a room on Amtrak - though I'm not positive about that.