I have to say the trend of rear-facing seats on more and more trains really bothers me. I hate riding backwards and many people complain of feeling nauseous because of it. If anything we all know the situation of seats being too close to allow rotating and the good old fashion flip-over seats that are still in use today on some trains (e.g. Metra). The need to rotate seat-pairs at least guarantees good spacing between rows but many agencies are going for tighter seating with permanent rear-facing seats vs. former flip-over seat backs.
On Amtrak however, I don't think there is really an excuse except for the manpower and time it takes to rotate the seats. Good example is the Downeaster. However, as usual, other countries are way ahead of us solving such problems. Check out how the Japanese handle it: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/dest ... seats.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
On Amtrak however, I don't think there is really an excuse except for the manpower and time it takes to rotate the seats. Good example is the Downeaster. However, as usual, other countries are way ahead of us solving such problems. Check out how the Japanese handle it: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/dest ... seats.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;