WHEELS Wednesdays: Bike Slots Upped on L.A. Rail Net

Metrolink, the L.A.-area commuter rail network, is enlarging the number of spaces that can accommodate bikes, with customized rail cars, the LAist blog reports. The railroad will put two customized rail-cars able to hold 18 bikes on the rails as part of a pilot program, says LAist. Now, if only Amtrak would try that on the packed Surfliners running the L.A.-San Diego route...