Originally Posted by
Walter S
What's the issue with Amtrak? I've been on a few tours where I brought my bicycle with me on the train.
Amtrak service is extremely limited both in location and service, and few stations permit the baggage handling that Amtrak requires for full size bikes. There is an Amtrak station located my hometown with terminuses in Chicago and SF. No baggage handling services at the station, hence no full sized bicycles allowed to be taken on board. Most other stations have the same limitation.
There are numerous other issues with long distance Amtrak service such as a watch being useless for meeting/catching a train, a calendar is about as good.