Special Items in Baggage

Booster seats, car seats, folding strollers
Carry-On: Allowed - up to 50 lbs.

Checked: Allowed - up to 50 lbs. and 100 linear inches

• Baby items will be allowed onboard or in checked baggage service in lieu of a piece of baggage; no service fees apply.
• Carriages, active strollers, all terrain strollers, multi-child strollers may be required to be checked.

A $20 excess baggage fee will be charged for each carry-on and personal item above the quantity and size limits. A maximum of two excess bags are permitted per passenger. Fees will be collected at the station or onboard the train if the station is unstaffed. If checked baggage is available, you can check two bags through to your final destination free of charge.

A $20 excess baggage fee will be charged for each carry-on and personal item above the quantity and size limits. A maximum of two excess bags are permitted per passenger. Fees will be collected at the station or onboard the train if the station is unstaffed. If checked baggage is available, you can check two bags through to your final destination free of charge.

Balls, bats, cleats, fishing poles, helmets, pads, rackets, roller blades, skate boards, sticks (hockey/lacrosse). Allowance varies by sport.

Carry-On: Allowed - 50 lbs. and 28" x 22" x 14"
Checked: Allowed - 50 lbs. and 75 linear inches. Oversize items (76 - 100 linear inches): $20 per item.

• Equipment not specified as weapons or hazardous will be allowed onboard free of charge in lieu of a piece of baggage.
• Equipment may also be checked in lieu of a piece of baggage.

Common/powered wheelchairs, scooters, oxygen equipment, canes, walkers, dry ice for medication

Carry-On: Allowed - up to 50 lbs., 30" wide x 48" long and 2" ground clearance
Checked: Allowed - up to 50 lbs. and 100 linear inches

• Required medical devices will not count towards a passenger's allowable baggage and will be accepted free of charge if accompanied by a ticket issued at a mobility impaired fare.
• For oxygen equipment, the total weight of all tanks must not exceed 120 lbs.; within the limit will be allowed two 50 lb. tanks, six 20 lb. tanks, or any number of tanks that weigh less than 20 lbs. each up to 120 lbs.
• Mobility assistance devices brought onboard must not exceed 600 lbs. to include the passenger.
• Items that are not required onboard may be checked if accompanied by a ticket issued at a mobility-impaired fare. For items over 50 lbs., call 1-800-USA-RAIL to make shipping arrangements.
• Passenger assistance at stations or on trains may require a Special Service Request - call 1-800-USA-RAIL.

Dry Ice
Amtrak allows dry ice in checked baggage or carry-on baggage as long as it meets the following conditions:

• Must be clearly and visibly marked "dry ice" or "Carbon dioxide solid".
• Must visibly display the net weight of dry ice (5 lbs. or under).
• Must not be checked onboard the train without the passenger being ticketed.
• Must not be packed to conceal any organic or inorganic item normally prohibited on Amtrak trains.
• Must be declared by the passenger prior to boarding.
• Must be properly vented to allow the venting of carbon dioxide gases which could build up and cause a compromise of the container.
• Must not be packed in a Styrofoam container.
• If a passenger carries a dry ice container, the container must meet all of the conditions mentioned above, as well as the container must remain with the passenger or the passenger's party at all times while onboard the train.
• The dry ice container will count as part of the two personal allowable items that can be carried onboard the train.
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A customer service representative or other Amtrak agent must conduct a visual inspection of the container to confirm it is properly marked and ensure the container does not contain any cuts, cracks, stains, or leakage (venting excluded).

Carry-On: Allowed (Pacific Surfliner only) - up to 50 lbs. and 72" in height
Checked: Allowed - up to 50 lbs. and 120" in height (72" on Pacific Surfliner)

• A $10 fee will apply to surfboards/wakeboards transported in checked baggage on all trains.
• Whether checked or carried on, surfboards/wakeboards must be enclosed in a full-length protective cover (vinyl/cloth/nylon/or hard-sided case).

Surfboards/wakeboards of any length may not be carried onboard most Amtrak trains. There is a limited exception for passengers traveling on the west coast in equipment designated as Pacific Surfliner.

• Surfboards/wakeboards may be carried onboard in lieu of a piece of baggage free of charge on Pacific Surfliner equipment only.
• Surfboards/wakeboards must be stowed in the overhead racks.