> I have been told that bikes-on-buses - both Van Galder and
> Badger - is up to the driver.
=v= Ugh. Driver discretion is a problem, since it means you
can't rely on anything. Making intermodal transportation
unreliable is never good policy.
> I specifically asked about roll-on/roll-off service on the
> train. (National bike advocates have discovered that this
> is often controlled by the state DOT, not by Amtrak policy.)
> We were told in no uncertain terms that bikes would be
> accommodated without box or disassembling.
=v= Much better.
=v= It might be worth checking into Common Carrier law in the
states served by this line. Back in the 1800s, when railroad
tycoons were running amok, many states enacted laws requiring
passenger rail to allow 100lbs of baggage at no extra charge.
Railroads later tried to cash in on the "safety bicycle" craze
of the 1890s, which led the League of American Wheelmen to
lobby, successfully, for bicycle baggage laws, which require
that a bicycle be accepted as part of that 100lbs of baggage.
=v= These laws were passed all over the nation, though the
terms and wording vary from state to state. The unfortunate
rise of the automobile led to these laws being forgotten, and
railroads started sneaking in restrictions and fees again,
but in many cases the laws are still on the books!
<_Jym_>
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