I've taken my bike on the commuter rail a few times and they have always been courteous, but, as a rider of the often standing-room only trains, I can appreciate how unwelcome a bike would be during busy times. Best case is they let you put the bike in a vestibule on the end; but then I'm worrying it's going to fall over (or out!) of the train car.<br>
<br>I think the best strategy is what one person mentioned--get a beater bike and lock it up at South Station to be there when you need it. Meanwhile we can dream of the day when this will be our problem:<br><br><a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2009/06/dutch-railway-station-cycle-parking.html">http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2009/06/dutch-railway-station-cycle-parking.html</a><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 11:39 PM, robert fine <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:countrybob@comcast.net">countrybob@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">It’s wise to carry a printout of the policy regarding
bringing bikes on any MBTA vehicle because not all the T personnel are fully up
to date or otherwise well informed about this policy which has been modified
over the past few years. It’s very proactive for the T to have done this
but notice that they reserve the right to refuse access if they think the
bicycle poses a safety risk so you need to still need to demonstrate common
courtesies when boarding. </span></p>
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