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June Travel

All aboard: Bring your bike on the train

Perhaps because we’ve nowhere to be in a hurry or because we truly enjoy seeing the areas we travel through, retirees are notable for being fans of Amtrak and of bicycling.

By Ed Warner June 16, 2026 3 min read
All aboard: Bring your bike on the train

Perhaps because we’ve nowhere to be in a hurry or because we truly enjoy seeing the areas we travel through, retirees are notable for being fans of Amtrak and of bicycling.

So, for a vacation, why not combine the two?

Europeans, of course, have done this for years, loading their bikes into baggage cars for a stress-free trip, say, to the Loire Valley. Not so long ago in the United…

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