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Old 06-20-08 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Chicagoan
Anyone ever travel by train with your bike? I plan on going from Chicago to Baltimore sometime in the next month.
I ride the Amtrak Palmetto fairly regularly between Charleston, SC and Fayetteville, NC. I have carted a couple of full sized bikes back and forth. I pay $15 for a bike box and it rides as checked baggage. YMMV depending on which train you ride. Best bet is to call 1800-USA-RAIL and ask. But! the station agents may say otherwise. AFAIK any of the longer haul Amtrak trains will take a boxed bike. The last two times I just kept my box and reused it.

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