Lithium USB Power Bank

[CG_QM]

I have searched all over and submitted a question to Amtrak customer service that has gone unanswered.

Are Lithium USB power banks used for charging phones/tablets allowed onboard in carry on bags? They say they are airline approved but I can find nothing definitive about Amtrak. I'll be traveling from Texas to Missouri with only a carry on and would really like to bring one with me. Below are a couple examples of what I'm talking about.

https://www.goalzero.com/shop/sherpa-power-banks-and-accessories/sherpa-100ac-power-bank/
https://www.goalzero.com/shop/sherpa-power-banks-and-accessories/sherpa-100pd/
Thanks

 

[Amtrak57]

I have searched all over and submitted a question to Amtrak customer service that has gone unanswered.

Are Lithium USB power banks used for charging phones/tablets allowed onboard in carry on bags? They say they are airline approved but I can find nothing definitive about Amtrak. I'll be traveling from Texas to Missouri with only a carry on and would really like to bring one with me. Below are a couple examples of what I'm talking about.

https://www.goalzero.com/shop/sherpa-power-banks-and-accessories/sherpa-100ac-power-bank/
https://www.goalzero.com/shop/sherpa-power-banks-and-accessories/sherpa-100pd/
Thanks

You should be good, they don’t check carry ons like the airlines so you should have no issue.

 

[zephyr17]

Just bring it. No one is going to care.

 

[jis]

I have searched all over and submitted a question to Amtrak customer service that has gone unanswered.

Are Lithium USB power banks used for charging phones/tablets allowed onboard in carry on bags? They say they are airline approved but I can find nothing definitive about Amtrak. I'll be traveling from Texas to Missouri with only a carry on and would really like to bring one with me. Below are a couple examples of what I'm talking about.

https://www.goalzero.com/shop/sherpa-power-banks-and-accessories/sherpa-100ac-power-bank/
https://www.goalzero.com/shop/sherpa-power-banks-and-accessories/sherpa-100pd/
Thanks

Those (less than 100wH) would even be allowed in aircraft cabins. So I am sure Amtrak will have no problem with those even if they discovered them in your possession by chance.

I have carried similar in my hand baggage on planes and on Amtrak. No issues.

They would not be allowed however, in checked baggage on planes AFAIR.

 

[JayPea]

I've used one for years on my Amtrak trips without a problem.

 

[CG_QM]

Great. Thanks all for the responses.

 

[me_little_me]

I had one onboard that was about 10"x6"x6" to power my small fridge for my medications.

 

[PVD]

Here is the Amtrak page on the subject:
Items Prohibited in Baggage Onboard the Train | Amtrak
Lithium Ion batteries have caused some catastrophic results on airplanes, while a fire on a train is certainly nothing to soft peddle, it is unlikely to result in the same type of tragedy that could occur in an airplane.

 

[Green Maned Lion]

I carry two power banks, a 40k mAh, and a 10k mAh, as well as a 4K mAh battery case on the iPhone 6 I use as a portable stereo and a 10k mAh battery case on my cell phone (iPhone 8 Plus) and I’ve never had problems with them. I bought them from reputable brands and I have no fears about them.

the back seat of my van is my office and I power two aging tablets (a first gen iPad Air and a first gen iPad Pro 12”), a pair of battery keyboards, and recharge the battery case of the iPhone 6 with the banks. I do accounting, spread sheeting, and writing/ journalism from the office for up to twelve hours a day, and wouldn’t have a reliable way of charging them. Li-ion fires are a pretty overblown thing imho.