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Re:End of an American tradition: Amtrak kills the traditiona... by aww_dang on Sunday September 22, 2019 @03:11AM (#21040077)
Amtrak is now claiming that most routes have bike racks. https://www.amtrak.com/bike-faqs

Personally, I'd still prefer to have mine boxed to prevent scratches.

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Re:End of an American tradition: Amtrak kills the traditiona... by chairmanwow on Sunday September 22, 2019 @03:36AM (#21040131)
Scratches? My daily commute on the Caltrain quickly cured me of this concern. The bike racks on the Caltrain are simple and effective IMO, but essentially just cram bikes together with elastic straps.

It’s a great way to unblock lots of people to utilize trains that wouldn’t otherwise. 2 or 3 cars of the train are devoted to bikes. That certainly is indicative of the environment and the temperate California weather, but still. Makes for a marvelous multimodal commute for me.

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