No recumbents allowed.

[breadstick]

Found on Amtraks website:

"No unusual bikes allowed

Please note that bicycle racks will not accommodate tandem, recumbent, or other unusual bikes. Such bikes must be transported as checked baggage, in a box. Please see below."

Ahaha. unusual.

[Floyd]

Maybe they have had too many Penny Farthing owners asking about taking a bike,,,they are unusual peace el padre

[blknwhtfoto]

hmmm...I haven't ever had a problem with taking mine on the train. Although I do have a normal sized wheelbase so it'll fit in the racks. I always bring money/tools for box shipping though. Just call ahead and make sure there is room.

[pmseattle]

Found on Amtraks website:

"No unusual bikes allowed

Please note that bicycle racks will not accommodate tandem, recumbent, or other unusual bikes. Such bikes must be transported as checked baggage, in a box. Please see below."

Ahaha. unusual.

The bike racks on Amtrak ( in my experience ) require you to hang your bike from the front wheel,on a wall in the baggage car. If the bike is too long, it will not fit the rack. The text you quoted seems to reflect this.

[ken cummings]

Not always. An Orange County (California) club has an Amtrak century each year. OC to San diego. They have an extra baggage car added to a train or two for the return and will take anything you can ride. Talk to the baggage guys at a station. For an added fee and a damage waiver you could probably get a recumbent or tandem on board.

[nedgoudy]

Coast Starlite between San Diego and Seattle
still (as of last summer) allowed bikes to be
checked into the passenger cars.

As for light rail in Los Angeles, they will
allow SWB bents and CLWB bents that
I know of, but a LONG bike like a Tour Easy
might raise some eyebrows due to the fact
that it really is larger than the storage bay
for them. (2 to a car)

Buses in Los Angeles will only accept SWB
bents and regular bikes as CLWB and LWB bents
are too long to fit in the storage bay on the
front of the bus. (I speak from experience.)

[breadstick]

I just thought it was funny that they called them "unusual" instead of too large, etc. Usually with trains planes and automobiles wording for what is acceptable and not is done in more technical terms than "unusual." So unusual. Ha.