I love the trains, hate planes.. But of course fly one one has to...What I don't trust about putting your bike on a plane.. Insurance.. Check out what they will pay should they damage or loose your bike.. Because of the value of a bike, some airlines say. Their value exceeds what they will reimburse.. Once an airline sent my bike onto Tahiti without us.. For 10 days I had no idea where my bike was.. And no guarantee it would be found.. They would pay me back about 200 dollars on a 2000 dollar bike..
. About trains. Maybe they could loose a bike.? ?. Somehow I trust them more than the Airlines..
Regarding Amtrak. Last time I considered using them. They had a policy , you could get off board and continue on the train the very next day.. Stay in a local hotel and re-board the next day as a continuing passage..
Crossing the US, I 'd want to stop at Springfield , Ill. somewhere in Colorado,maybe Vegas. Particularly if i had my bike along to do a couple local rides or two..
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