Originally Posted by jagraham

Box the bikes at Union Station in DC, let your brother ride to Pittsburgh with the bikes. You get off the train in Cumberland, drive to Pittsburgh and pick up your brother and gear at the Pittsburgh station.

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Locate a Fed-Ex office near DC or a bicycle shop in the area (Georgetown has one that I know of) and ship your bikes home. Enjoy the train ride to Cumberland. Pick up the car and drive home. Fed-Ex will deliver your bikes to you.

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Call one of the transportation shuttles and arrange for them to pick you up in DC and return you to Cumberland. You can even arrange for them to meet you in DC with your car. It's not cheap though, but you could share the cost with your brother.

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Rent a car near DC and return to Cumberland with the bikes and gear.

You have until August to work this out -- don't go canceling the trip yet

Judy