Originally Posted by
tom cotter
I too want to ride the turnpike tunnels. Just something different.
As for how to get from DC to Pittsburgh, train or rental car?
Cost wise i'd check both. I'd be willing to bet that that you could find a cheap rental car that would at least come close enough to make the worry of not boxing and storing the bike worth while.
I'm going to throw this out after reading about people doing it on the Erie Canal in NY. If I were looking at alternatives to transport bikes from one end of the C&O or GAP to the other, I would seriously consider renting a U-Haul. They're set up to readily deal with one way rentals, you can get either a pickup or a small van, and their rates aren't bad.