Amtrak Cracking Down on Excess Baggage
Some train passengers were a little put-out when they heard recently that Amtrak is going to crack down on on a policy that's gone unenforced for many years; a $20 charge for each piece of extra luggage. That's according to the Marketplace website.
Before you get excited though, consider that "excess luggage" is considered anything over 250 pounds of suitcases, bags, boxes or whatever else you bring aboard. That's right, 250 pounds. Amtrak allows each passenger to bring up to 250 pounds. And many do. Our office is in the same building as the Amtrak station and believe me, I have seen people with so much luggage that I thought they were moving.
In comparison, most airlines won't even let you bring your first bag on free anymore. And each bag can cost between $25 and $35 to take with you.
About SRTC
SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.
SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.
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