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Riding Amtrak with recumbent
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Bent rider from Overland Park on 8/3/2007 6:26:44 AM:
I noticed the baggage restrictions on Amtrak and it listed recumbents and tandems. I wrote Amtrak a note and I got a sortof reply. They didn't say no but they didn't say yes. I was hoping to use the in train car bike rack to make the trip from Krikwood to Sedalia. Has anyone successfully taken a recumbent on Amtrak? Mine is a short wheel base and it fits in most bike racks. I will not have the resources to box my bike for the trip back to my start and was going to ride the train.
Jsample on 8/3/2007 7:18:53 AM:
I think you probably can take the recumbent. The only snag I foresee is it there are other bikes. The place where you put the bikes is just a spot that they remove the seats (unless that's changed since I last rode the train). And be prepared for delays.
Rick from Wichita on 8/4/2007 11:52:51 PM:
Also, you could add Couplers. If you could fold the bike in half, you can probably put it in a convenient box! It would cost a few hundred bucks, but eliminates above worries...
P.S. Go bent!
CunninghamAir from o'fallon, mo on 8/5/2007 11:10:25 AM:
Jsample is correct. We just leaned our bikes up against another one in the front of the train car. We were surprised it was so easy. I think Amtrak is just happy to have the customers these days, so I bet they don't give you a hard time.