Originally Posted by
Mr. Jim
I might be interested, I believe i can Amtrak from my place to Pittsburgh. Drop me a PM when this is more fleshed out.
I'm not involved in organizing this trip, but....
Amtrak will usually allow bikes at any location that they accept checked baggage for, provided you box your bike. Along the trail, that means DC and Pittsburgh, and no where in between.
Amtrak's Capital Limited arrived in Pittsburgh from DC about 11:45 PM during the week. Eastbound from Chicago it arrives, if I recall correctly, at an unGodly time of the morning.
Pittsburgh is also serviced by the Pennsylvanian from New York and Philadelphia, but the cross PA train doesn't allow checked baggage, so no bikes.
