Originally Posted by 72andsunny

I don't know if the trains are the same, or not, but:

On the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner (which runs up and down the California Coast--or at least the lower half), each car has a little section for bicycles (room for 3 bicycles). Their racks are designed to hold your bike vertically by the wheels. If memory serves, I usually break the front third off the tandem, then hang each wheel from a separate hook. Both pieces swing a bit, so we usually make a little padding out of gloves, helmets, and anything else that's around.

Please keep in mind, everything that happens on an Amtrak train is at the discretion of the conductor. Sometimes they just let us role it on. Other times we have been refused completely.