Amtrak Could Soon Reduce Its 'Seat Pitch'

Trains are scenic, romantic, an important

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part of American transit history. But when it comes to taking a long, comfortable trip they have one huge selling point—the are not planes. Appreciate it while it lasts, because Amtrak is now taking a page from the commercial airlines book and is considering smaller, tighter seats.

"We are looking at doing some creative things in terms of creating an economy class," said outgoing Amtrak co-CEO Wick Moorman at a talk in Washington on Wednesday. One of those things is reducing "seat pitch," squeezing rows of seats closer together, making room for more rows while reducing legroom and the ease of squeezing by other seated passengers.

Perhaps not coincidentally, Wednesday was also the day that ex-Delta exec Richard Anderson became President and co-CEO of the passenger railroad service.

Source http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/news/a27283/amtrak-seat-pitch-reduction/