Eric from KCMO on 3/19/2026 10:57:32 AM:
Amtrak is another possibility, but you may need to modify your itinerary such as where you start, etc. Sedalia is probably the closest to Clinton where you would ride to Clinton and then back to Sedalia. Or take Amtrak to Lees Summit, but LS would require about ten miles of road to reach Pleasant Hill to then get on the Rock Island and then ride to Windsor. There is a ten mile gap in the Rock Island trail between Lees Summit and Pleasant Hill.
Note that only regular size or type bikes or e-bikes allowed on train, not recumbent or trikes or tandems. The Amtrak River Runner doesn’t have an official baggage car, only passenger cars which is where the bikes are stored, either in a space created by where they removed a few seats in the coach section, OR if you upgrade to business class they might have you store it in a corridor against a railing in the business class car which is what I did. I made a video about this last September in the Fans of Katy Trail or the Katy Trail Riders Facebook page. Also, Amtrak only allows four bikes per the entire train due to the storage limitations. I suggest booking in advance and/or booking on a weekday for better chances of getting a spot. The only way to see if space is available is to reserve a spot for you, add that spot to your “cart” and then as a part of the reservation process is to add your bike as cargo. You don’t actually have to “check out” (and pay) you can simply exit the reservation process.