Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
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.
Yes, I'm not basing what I said based on any policy, I'm sure amtrak is inconsistent. On my single train trip, I recall the conductor before small stops, announcing if anyone needed luggage unloaded, to let him know. This was also spring 2022, so low occupancy due to covid, so lower workload on conductor.
Due to the low occupancy as noted above, putting my folded bike and panniers in the wheelchair area was also easy, and I could sit right there behind it, I didn't even look for luggage shelves.
Biggest surprise for me was that shuttle short-bus had front external bike rack, and would have fit my 20" wheel bike as they promised, but fork rack would have blocked the securing arm of bus rack. Fortunately, folder and no wheelchair occupant meant I just brought it on board folded. On return trip I didn't even bother folding it, it fit fine.
