[SDCBC] Sprinter is Sprinting

[John Eldon]

A clarification regarding Coaster bicycle accommodation capacity -- pay attention to the serial numbers on the coaches, viz:

The sixteen original coaches, numbered 22xx (mid-train coaches) and 23xx (control cabs), have two bicycle tie-downs each, but there is ad-hoc room for up to four additional bikes (no tie-downs) at the opposite end of the coach, if no one is sitting on the longitudinal fold-down seats. It is probably a good idea to carry a spare bungie cord or two when traveling by Coaster.

The six somewhat newer 240x series coaches have two bicycle tie-downs by the marked bicycle doors and four additional tie-downs at the other end. If your train happens to have a 240x coach, use it.

The newest coaches, the 250x series, have three bicycle tie-downs under the stairwell adjacent to the marked bicycle entrance.

In practice, Coaster conductors are bike-friendly and reasonable. If the official spaces are taken, stand with your bike near one of the doorways, and move as needed at each station stop to let people enter and exit. Be considerate and polite, and you should never have a problem bringing your bike onboard -- I have done so numerous times.

John E.
Philip Erdelsky <pje at efgh.com> wrote: Today (March 13) my bicycle and I took a ride on the
long-awaited and recently-opened SPRINTER train, which
runs along the railroad corridor between Oceanside and Escondido.


Bicycle facilities are better than the San Diego Trolley and not
quite as good as the Coaster.

Capacity is limited. The San Diego Trolley is limited to two bikes
per car (and I have seen a third cyclists forced to move to another
car). The Sprinter could probably take four to six bikes. The Coaster
capacity appears to be unlimited.


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