Just got off the phone with Amtrak and I'm confused/irritated. I'm trying to get from Albuquerque to Mobile in early June to start a tour up the Underground Railroad ACA Route. I've worked out how I can get there via Amtrak "thruway" service and trains out of El Paso, but was told hauling my bike was impossible both on the Amtrak thruway bus and the train going East out of El Paso. I was also told Katrina knocked out the Mobile train station, and would have to stop in New Orleans.

Did I talk to the wrong person at Amtrak? Anybody got some other/better news along this front? Any other ideas on how to get a bike to Mobile (shipping? how?).

Btw, if anyone wants to talk me out of the UGRR in June, I'd be happy to hear/read why. I know it'll be hotter and more humid than ideal, but I really like both the history of that route and going along all those rivers.