> Or just take the train oneself and take the bike along as luggage. I > can't recall if there is a charge for this, but if so it is much less > than the $68 or the $50-100 that airlines will charge.
I did this last year. Amtrak charged $15.00 over the price of the ticket, supplied the box, the crew was very helpful throughout. Amtrak is much more pleasant than flying as far as I am concerned. Even if you do not get a cabin, the general seats are far more roomy and comfortable than plane seats. I enjoy seeing the countryside from the train window. The only problem of course is that Amtrak borrows freight train track on most of its routes. The freight trains are supposed to allow Amrtak easy passage, but there is no penalty for them not to. As a result, Amtrak trains are frequently halted to allow freight trains to pass, maintenance crews to finish, etc. If you are on a tight schedule, it can be a little frustrating. On Aug 20, 8:34 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > On Aug 20, 2009, at 4:12 AM, mitchelr wrote: > > > Remember Amtrak Express as an alternative. Amtrak will transport your > > fully assembled bike in one of their extra-large boxes from/to any of > > their stations with baggage service for roughly $68. All that is > > required is turning the bars and removing pedals. <snip> How > > about sending the bikes to Davis, then flying directly to Sacramento? > > Or just take the train oneself and take the bike along as luggage. I > can't recall if there is a charge for this, but if so it is much less > than the $68 or the $50-100 that airlines will charge. Friends have > even done day trips this way, taking their bikes on Amtrak to a town > about 125 miles a way and making a day of it riding back home. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
