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Old 03-10-12, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by jmcneil1
Aaron,

Have you ever taken a bike to an amtrak station , used an amtrak bike box and ship a bike , while you take an an alternative method home.
I would like to just ship my bike from New Orleans at the completion of my ride and I fly back to Boston.

thanks

You can do that if you use the Amtrack Express shipping option. However, you then pay normal shipping rates, not the $10 rate you'd get by shipping the bike in association with your ticket.
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