Originally Posted by
Duragrouch
I agree. The point I was trying to make was independent of bike storage availability in baggage car; If the train has, it's there with you at a small stop. But from a labor standpoint, I think you may be able to get a conductor to pull your luggage and/or bike into the passenger car to get off at a small station, but there may not be service into the baggage car getting on at a small station. This may also be one of the many inconsistencies of Amtrak.
On the train I was on, no bike hooks in the passenger car, and I never looked in the baggage car. My folder just went on the luggage shelves in the passenger car.
Most people do not tour with a folder, your folder can be a carry on bag according to Amtrak policies.
When you say:
"I think you may be able to get a conductor to pull your luggage and/or bike into the passenger car to get off at a small station,...",
good luck with that if you have a full size touring bike and not your folder.