In Southern California, the AMTRAK Surfliner allows 3 bikes per car, but no reservations. The bikes hang by one wheel from hooks. This can be inconvenient when loaded down as the area is near a door. If all the cars are full, they've allowed me to put my bike in the baggage car but this is at the discretion of the conductor. I've only been "left at the platform" once in several years.
LA's Metrolink system and San Diego's Coaster allow roll ons. The area is meant to hold 2-3 bikes but we've managed to stuff up to 5 without complaint from the conductor. As long as you have some bungees it's EZ. My experience with the crews has always been positive; they've been helpful and good to work with. dougP On Nov 3, 1:01 pm, Anne Paulson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Montclair BobbyB > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This was my first (of hopefully many future) bike-train trip(s). Does > > anyone else have experiences travelling with your bike by train? How > > would you rate YOUR train service in terms of bike-friendliness? > > This summer I took the Amtrak Coast Starlight from San Jose to Klamath > Falls for the start of a tour. I've taken the Coast Starlight several > times, and although it's frequently late (not this time), it's a > comfortable travel experience. The Coast Starlight requires that > bikes be boxed, but the boxes are enormous. All I have to do is turn > the handlebars and take off the pedals. I love the Coast Starlight. > > On my way home, I took the Amtrak Capitol Express from Sacramento to > San Jose. Fantastic- roll on, roll off. And the Capitol Express goes > many times per day. > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
