Seating Arrangements Railroad seating varies considerable due to the year built, the use of the seats, the length of the ride, the type of passenger, and the crash safety factors that are involved.  The coach passenger gets a comfortable seat, but the First-Class passenger get a deluxe seat.  Seating for the lounge car, the observation car, or the dining car shall be different as each is used differently. The following links show the various seating arrangements used today and in the past, and are shown as examples of what can be, not necessarily the seating used for the BorderTransportationSystem trains. Index of ... Amtrak Seating Diagrams APTA PR-CS-S-016-99, Rev. 2 Standard for Passenger Seats in Passenger Rail Cars Passenger Car Pictures of Seating Configurations Passenger Seats - supplier of Seating Arrangements on High Speed trains