Originally Posted by
overbyte
However, carrying the bike separately would be easier since it could be rolled. Luggage weight limit for Amtrak is 50 lbs per piece, so putting a 28 lb bike into a 9.4 lb backpack would leave 12.6 lbs for other items in the backpack.
Looking at the measurements on the link where you bought the bike it's extremely tiny and you might as well throw it into a ikea blue bag on amtrak. At that size no one would even think it's a bicycle and think you just went shopping.