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Yesterday, I took the Amtrak San Joaquin train with my bicycle down California's Central Valley

5903-amtrak-bike-rack.jpg ThumbnailsThe Amtrak bus deposited me yesterday at Barstow Station, just before sunsetThumbnailsThe Amtrak bus deposited me yesterday at Barstow Station, just before sunsetThumbnailsThe Amtrak bus deposited me yesterday at Barstow Station, just before sunsetThumbnailsThe Amtrak bus deposited me yesterday at Barstow Station, just before sunsetThumbnailsThe Amtrak bus deposited me yesterday at Barstow Station, just before sunset

Many Amtrak trains do not accept unboxed bicycles, but this one does, and it even has a nice rack. This makes a bicycle trip so convenient.