is Amtrak more restrictive than the airlines?

[zman308]

• Incendiaries, including flammable gases, liquids and fuels.

After reading the Amtrack rules does this also qualify most backpacking stoves as illegal to carry on a train?

 

[SkinnyJoe]

What a great country. Instead of encouraging public transportation, they make privately owned vehicles a necessity, for self-respect if nothing else.

Whether they have unreasonable rules or not, I am pretty sure I'm going with them rather than drive. On a recent 800+ mile trip, I kept thinking about what Gollnick correctly said about sharing the road with arrogant shit-eating retards (my term), and the safety of doing so.

 

[tyr_shadowblade]

Whether they have unreasonable rules or not, I am pretty sure I'm going with them rather than drive. On a recent 800+ mile trip, I kept thinking about what Gollnick correctly said about sharing the road with arrogant shit-eating retards (my term), and the safety of doing so.

Rent a car . . . a BIG car. :thumbup:

 

[Bob W]

but in reference to the initial question, i didn't really have an option to check any luggage, so it was all carry-on. it's not quite the same situation as an airline

I think they offer luggage storeage at only the largest terminals, if you're traveling from LAX to CHI for example. It isn't an option if you're boarding at smaller stations.

OT:

Whether they have unreasonable rules or not, I am pretty sure I'm going with them rather than drive.

Wife and I checked rates for a recent trip and Amtrak was sky-high. It was cheaper to drive, even including food and motels. My mother travels Amtrak regularly and usually gets a fantastic rate, especially with the senior discount.

 

[superduty truck]

• Incendiaries, including flammable gases, liquids and fuels.

After reading the Amtrack rules does this also qualify most backpacking stoves as illegal to carry on a train?

or the lighter most carry? It could be used as a bomb. The last time I rode amtrack it was from Boston to New York about 20 years ago. I fly if I need to across the country in a hurry otherwise I drive.