Heck, every train for that matter, unless you're doing sideways seating for capacity reasons

  • chickentendrils [any, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    The only train I've ridden backwards is the high speed line right outside Philly which has half the seats facing one way and half facing the other, because they can only turn the cars around at 69th St Transportation Center but not on the other end of the line.

    I guess Amtrak always turns them around, unless I've just gotten lucky every time.

    • wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      This post was definitely not inspired by a recent Amtrak experience with backwards seats disgost

    • bela@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      What is the reason for wanting seats facing the direction of travel? In case the train has to do an emergency break, I guess?

      In Hungary we have trains dating back to prehistoric times, and we're still buying ones not of this century. The seats were carved in stone, and I fear the man who can move them.

      • usrtrv@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        Rear facing seats are actually safer. The issue with rear facing is motion sickness.

        • cinda@feddit.uk
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          1 year ago

          okay, but on the other hand i don't think regular trains can stop fast enough for safety to be a problem, or they certainly don't usually do

          but it's good for group rides so you can face the homies

          • usrtrv@lemmy.ml
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            1 year ago

            Except when we're talking safety, it includes crashes. Which is when Trains do stop very abruptly.

      • Mardoniush [she/her]
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        1 year ago

        Eyeballs in is always preferable in a sudden stop. But mostly here it's that people want to choose if they have 2 seats for privacy or 4 seats to sit with friends.

  • bloubz@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    Well it's cool to sit with the people you travel with or prevent being in a space with people you don't know but being in the same direction as the train doesn't change much right? Anyway there is acceleration and braking so you will experience acceleration in both ways