tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384807982946756823.post9772967228404588..comments2024-02-09T00:35:38.406-08:00Comments on Simply Cycle: Bikes and Train TravelMarchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240252773932276478noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384807982946756823.post-57838243380958196772012-03-11T06:21:15.990-07:002012-03-11T06:21:15.990-07:00I think the difference is in the demand for servic...I think the difference is in the demand for service. Millions more people utilize trains for commuting everyday than than for inter city or inter state travel. Facilitating people with bikes for a 20-90 minute ride is a different proposition than securing a bike safely for 8-48 hours aboard a train. I have read some of the instructions for BART in particular and they encourage people to bring their bikes aboard, but expect the rider to bear full responsibility for holding it and keeping others secure from it while riding. There is just no way to do that on an inter city trip, they would have to be stored in a storage facility, and for security be checked specifically to the owner. It all requires additional equipment and personnel.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11240252773932276478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384807982946756823.post-21681274802622628802012-03-10T22:06:39.603-08:002012-03-10T22:06:39.603-08:00Commuter trains are not entirely different. If yo...Commuter trains are not entirely different. If you look at the Caltrain bike cars, they take all the seats out of one half the main level of a car, and put 40 bikes there. If they were running full (they aren't usually) that would be a mess of people displaced for 40 bikes.dr2chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16320828055999939449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384807982946756823.post-23364857238853044102012-03-05T15:27:00.357-08:002012-03-05T15:27:00.357-08:00Now commuter trains are a different issue. Amtrak...Now commuter trains are a different issue. Amtrak only offers inter city and inter state service for seated passengers. Demand for roll on service on commuter lines varies in each metro area and is handled differently by different carriers. Some places encourage it, others disallow it entirely. but again it seems to depend upon the space available on the existing equipmentMarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11240252773932276478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384807982946756823.post-37640125451910477932012-03-05T11:01:55.587-08:002012-03-05T11:01:55.587-08:00I agree that it might not be a big deal in some ar...I agree that it might not be a big deal in some areas, but in others there is a big demand for both rail and bike space on it: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/02/4305089/back-seat-driver-tighter-restrictions.htmlZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706770474585281041noreply@blogger.com