Officially, every passenger is allowed two carry-ons and their various personal items (laptop bag, medicine bag, purse, etc), but unofficially, if you can get it onto the train yourself, you're free to bring it.Thanks everyone.
So whats the limit on how much luggage you can bring into the room? As much as you can fit ?
I have not heard of any intentional thievery, but I did hear that a passenger grabbed a bag that looked like his. He found the mistake before the owner knew it was missing and reported it, but I have no idea how the swap was effected.It is important to emphasise that you can leave suitcases out of your bedroom on a storage rack downstairs... Of course, it would be silly to leave anything valuable or important there, but the luggage I left seemed very safe, I never knew of any problems.
Don't those stations have checked luggage available for LD trains? And on the AT, people simply leave their extra luggage in their vehicles? While I see there being additional work for the luggage handlers, I don't see why it would affect the conductors.And what about the Stations where large groups and large numbers of passengers board the LD Trains including the use of Redcaps such as Chicago,WAS NYP,LAX,EMY,FTW,SAS,SEA, the AutobTrain etc. ? It could overwhelm the Conductors on busy travel periods such as Holidays and Seasonal Migrations !
I and another passenger on the SWC each had a bag "accidentally" removed at Fullerton. I spotted it on the platform from my roomette. Our SCA went and retrieved both. I think it was an over-zealous passenger "helping" out...apparently, he thought all the luggage on the deck (rather in the rack) was staged there to be removed at the stop.I have not heard of any intentional thievery, but I did hear that a passenger grabbed a bag that looked like his. He found the mistake before the owner knew it was missing and reported it, but I have no idea how the swap was effected.It is important to emphasise that you can leave suitcases out of your bedroom on a storage rack downstairs... Of course, it would be silly to leave anything valuable or important there, but the luggage I left seemed very safe, I never knew of any problems.
When did conductors carry credit card machines?Actually got a clarification on this last night. So it looks like they're looking at having the LSAs handle the excess baggage fees, not the conductors.
Makes sense as I realized too that the conductors don't carry credit-card machines anymore.
Like pvd I'm wondering if this will only be for LD trains? I don't think it would be fair on the corridor where there is no checked baggage. Frankly it's not really fair on the LD routes to those that board at a stop or detrain at a stop without checked baggage.Actually got a clarification on this last night. So it looks like they're looking at having the LSAs handle the excess baggage fees, not the conductors.
Makes sense as I realized too that the conductors don't carry credit-card machines anymore.
For a few years, maybe 2011-2012, conductors carried these big, bulky cellular credit-card devices.When did conductors carry credit card machines?Actually got a clarification on this last night. So it looks like they're looking at having the LSAs handle the excess baggage fees, not the conductors.
Makes sense as I realized too that the conductors don't carry credit-card machines anymore.
Did they use to have that functionality on the iPhones and now they don't?
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