Originally Posted by
JohnBrooking
I'm wondering what others' experience with Amtrak has been? Depends on the whim of the conductor, perhaps? I'm considering purchasing a folder for
my commuting club, but I'd kind of like to get some kind of written statement from Amtrak that it is okay to take a folding bike of certain dimensions as carry-on, and keep it with the bike, in case anyone else gets challenged. Does that happen a lot, in your opinion? (Of course there are other bus and air carriers to consider, too.)
Yes, I know one solution is to put a cover over it so they can't tell what it is. In this case, unfortunately, I only borrowed this one, and the lender did not have a suitable cover that I could carry while riding.
After riding my bike from dc to phili for a conference I planned to take the train home. I was very bummed to find out that Amtrack does not permit bikes, either racked or boxed on the NY-DC corridor, so check ahead of time. A folder should be able to pass so long as it's bagged.