baggage

[SweetArlene]

If the station says that, it doesn't have checked baggage service, does that just mean no one will check it and I have to carry on my self? Or does it mean that I can not bring on baggage?

I am boarding on Meriden, CT and I have two carry-on's and two pieces of luggage as well.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

"No checked baggage" means you can only take carry-on. There is no one there to check & load your baggage onto the baggage car (assuming the train has a baggage car).

If you can carry it on, you can put the luggage either in the luggage rack above the seats (which is open and a lot roomier than airplane luggage racks) or in the space at one end of the car.

 

[zephyr17]

While you'd be over the official carry on requirements, the unofficial practice is typically if you can carry it yourself (in one trip), you can have it. 4 pieces would appear to be over the practical limit if you are by yourself (of course, if two people are traveling, there'd only be 2 pieces each). Some crews will look the other way or help, some could deny boarding if you are struggling to handle 2 big pieces and 2 little ones.