Thank you for asking though. I got a smile out of imagining someone with a bicycle firmly attached to an Amtrak train and stuck sitting on it for 200 miles.
I mean, in my area we do have the ability to put bicycles on trains and buses alike. Though you don’t attach them at the back, you just enter the vehicle with your bike.
If it’s a foldable, you can always enter for free (so no added fee on top of the fare). For non-foldable bikes the same applies, though if you do that during rush hour you will have to pay a small fee.
Super convenient, really. Way cheaper also than having a car (as in, the vroom vehicle). You bike from home, enter bus/train, maybe switch from bus to train, and then exit and bike the last few kilometres.
Don’t need to look long for a parking spot, don’t need to pay much in petrol, no need to focus on traffic, can enjoy the view or do work/hobbies/listen to music while travelling, and so on.
Only downside is that here the fares are pretty high, but the Green & Labour Party is proposing to enable unlimited travelling across the entire country for less than €60 per month outside of rush hours.
For comparison, travelling from one end to another of the country right now would cost €30 per trip. A typical 4-day commute of 40 km per trip would cost around €320 per month now (accounting for travelling both ways).
So, the Green & Labour Party’s proposal would result in fares becoming more than 80% cheaper(!) for everyone.
Some of the larger cities in the US have light rail. I live near Cincinnati, which had their light rail projects killed in favor of personal vehicles. I believe a proper rail system here would be a huge boon, but it is not well visualized by the half million residents here between three states and 8-9 counties.
Amtrak here is mainly used for service between cities. People generally forget it exists until it is brought up. I only ever hear about people traveling by car or plane.
So, to address my giggles and before I answer your real question, this is what I thought your bike was going to be hitched to. I believe it would have been a terrible ride.
Yeah, I’m catching your message and am sad that I cannot realize it here and now. Our bus system is not robust and complicates anything more than a simple trip along the line.
That’s a thing here too. Seattle’s light rail even has bike hangers inside the trains. No fee though
How big of a country is it? Amtrak is usually similar price to flying at the cheapest (outside the northeast) with the least convenient schedule ever (the state I grew up in has two stations and never receives or launches a passenger train during the day).
Amtrak in the northeast corridor is about as fine as European rail is from what I hear, except no high speed. I really wish it could expand or get to Japan levels.
Aah, gotcha, that makes more sense. I got confused then, I guess.
Thank you for asking though. I got a smile out of imagining someone with a bicycle firmly attached to an Amtrak train and stuck sitting on it for 200 miles.
I mean, in my area we do have the ability to put bicycles on trains and buses alike. Though you don’t attach them at the back, you just enter the vehicle with your bike.
If it’s a foldable, you can always enter for free (so no added fee on top of the fare). For non-foldable bikes the same applies, though if you do that during rush hour you will have to pay a small fee.
Super convenient, really. Way cheaper also than having a car (as in, the vroom vehicle). You bike from home, enter bus/train, maybe switch from bus to train, and then exit and bike the last few kilometres.
Don’t need to look long for a parking spot, don’t need to pay much in petrol, no need to focus on traffic, can enjoy the view or do work/hobbies/listen to music while travelling, and so on.
Only downside is that here the fares are pretty high, but the Green & Labour Party is proposing to enable unlimited travelling across the entire country for less than €60 per month outside of rush hours.
For comparison, travelling from one end to another of the country right now would cost €30 per trip. A typical 4-day commute of 40 km per trip would cost around €320 per month now (accounting for travelling both ways).
So, the Green & Labour Party’s proposal would result in fares becoming more than 80% cheaper(!) for everyone.
Some of the larger cities in the US have light rail. I live near Cincinnati, which had their light rail projects killed in favor of personal vehicles. I believe a proper rail system here would be a huge boon, but it is not well visualized by the half million residents here between three states and 8-9 counties.
Amtrak here is mainly used for service between cities. People generally forget it exists until it is brought up. I only ever hear about people traveling by car or plane.
So, to address my giggles and before I answer your real question, this is what I thought your bike was going to be hitched to. I believe it would have been a terrible ride.
The information here may address your questions. As loud as I have been, I am actually terribly unfamiliar with rail travel. https://www.amtrak.com/bring-your-bicycle-onboard
Aah, I was thinking moreso like this vibe
Yeah, I’m catching your message and am sad that I cannot realize it here and now. Our bus system is not robust and complicates anything more than a simple trip along the line.
That’s a thing here too. Seattle’s light rail even has bike hangers inside the trains. No fee though
How big of a country is it? Amtrak is usually similar price to flying at the cheapest (outside the northeast) with the least convenient schedule ever (the state I grew up in has two stations and never receives or launches a passenger train during the day).
Amtrak in the northeast corridor is about as fine as European rail is from what I hear, except no high speed. I really wish it could expand or get to Japan levels.