Carry-On Baggage Policy

[Jim Simpson]

I was just on a sold out Pennsylvanian. All the baggage racks, wheelchair spaces and other areas including vestibules were full of baggage. It seems like a safety issue and cause for concern during an emergency situation.

The two pieces seems the most generous in the industry including VIA rail whose new policy only allows 1 piece at 40 lbs or two pieces at 25 lbs each!

Shouldn't Amtrak enforce its carry-on policy?

 

[the_traveler]

Yes, but in a way it's not fair to some (most? :blush: ) passengers.

Example:

1. Person travels from NYP to DEN, both of which offer checked baggage service. They can check 2 bags and carry on 2 more, or 4 bags in total.
   
2. Person travels from KIN to DEN. They offer checked baggage service in DEN but not in KIN, so this passenger is limited to the 2 bag carry on limit.
   

Is the passenger from NYP more important than the one from KIN? :blush:

 

[Alexandria Nick]

Is the passenger from NYP more important than the one from KIN? :blush:

Well...yes. There's more of them and paying for a different service.

 

[the_traveler]

True on one count, but the one going from KIN pays more, because they first travel from KIN to NYP before continuing on!