Metra Bike restrictions: I need clarification

I got this from the website:

"For 2012, bicycles are permitted on all weekday trains arriving in Chicago after 9:30 A.M. and leaving Chicago before 3:00 P.M. and after 7:00 P.M., and on all weekend trains."

Does that mean I could not take my bike on a Friday morning UP-N train from the Ravenswood stop to Kenosha? If I did, it would probably be an early one, like 6:46am.

Thanks for your help.

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Permalink Reply by JeffB on August 30, 2012 at 9:25am

Thanks. I'm thinking of going to Milwaukee tomorrow and whether I use the train for the first leg depends on how tonight goes. Good to know its an option

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on August 30, 2012 at 9:32am

Yep, outbound trains are okay in the a.m.

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Permalink Reply by Jared on August 30, 2012 at 9:36am

Just make sure that you can bring a bike on the train you plan to come back on. And there are very few trains from Kenosha so plan accordingly and add in some buffer time in case something goes wrong. You don't want to shell out $167 for a cab back like I did one time.

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Permalink Reply by JeffB on August 30, 2012 at 9:45am

Thanks. The plan is to return Sunday, so I'll either have to bike the whole way back or get on the train in Waukegan.

Jared said:

Just make sure that you can bring a bike on the train you plan to come back on. And there are very few trains from Kenosha so plan accordingly and add in some buffer time in case something goes wrong. You don't want to shell out $167 for a cab back like I did one time.