Originally Posted by
shipwreck
Its about 140 some miles to St Louis, was thinking about just riding it, providing I could get my bike off at the Carbondale station. No one I have talked to on the Phone seems to know. Better to ask here I thought than open a new thread.
You can only take a bike on Amtrak between stations with checked baggage service. Carbondale, IL has checked baggage service:
http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/Conten..._Page&code=CDL