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No, I just got on at San Fran - they bus you over to Oakland station I think.
I broke the trip once at Klamath Falls and headed over to Crater Lake - one of the best ever day rides round the lake. I'm with @cornelius_blackfoot on the Tardis, mine has probably done 20 flights without any damage to the kit and I didn't bother with pipe lagging. Packing down small and easy to carry fully loaded is a real help.
I've travelled most stages of that with a bike - brilliant train ride. They usually let you carry the bike on if it is bagged, saves it getting bashed about with all the other luggage.