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Yeah, we've booked the Coast Starlight train from San Francisco to Seattle, where bikes need to be checked in. Will make sure my pedal spanner is handy. :)
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I second @balmain, did that train ride back in 2010, and just carried bike on (bagged in ground effect tardis) with rucksack as luggage if I remember rightly.
Beautiful train ride, though my train was delayed so had to sit in the station and wait for it, didn't leave to hella late...
cornelius_blackfoot
US trains were a mixed bag in my experience - some had bike racks/hangers but others, like the major west coast line, required you to bag or box and put it in the luggage storage. They would sell you a box, but it was a hassle. I generally used the Tardis thing and brought the bike on as hand luggage. So the ctc bag would work if you could carry it.