It’s all routes. I looked into it, thinking it would be a fun way to go see the nation with my 100-pound dog. I have written a strongly worded letter to the Amtrak administration decrying their size-ism against doggies and I hope you will, too!
I could certainly understand, say, requiring proof of vaccination and even a Canine Good Citizen certificate. But my huge lazy fluffer is much less likely to annoy passersby than a poorly trained Jack Russel is. Mere size doesn’t make much sense.