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Amtrak and Tandems
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Peter Kieffer from St. Louis on 1/15/2013 1:46:34 PM:
My family plans to ride the KATY west to east in June of 2012. We will ride with a tandem, and we were disappointed to see previous comments regarding a problem with Amtrack for one-way shuttle. Would Amtrack permit a tandem with wheels removed? (Our tandem is 69 inches long without wheels compared with 63 inches for a conventional bike with wheels.) If not, how could we ship the tandem separately to Sedalia? Is there shuttle service we could hire? We would prefer not to drive back and forth with cars since part of the appeal is green transportation. We would appreciate advice from anyone out there in the know!
 
MidSouth from Rogersville, MO on 1/15/2013 2:33:35 PM:
Use the trip planner link above to find shuttle services. Note: they will also have to use gas to drive back and forth. You would have to contact Amtrak directly to answer your question, but would still probably need shuttle services if you are looking to ride the entire trail, because Amtrak does not go to St. Charles or Clinton
 
Trek on 1/15/2013 2:54:34 PM:
Amtrak will not take a "special" bikes as a roll on in the bike spaces. That includes tandems and recumbents. As MidSouth noted, contact them directly about how to package your tandem as cargo. Couplers may be in your favor.

We also ride a tandem and enjoy it, but sometimes the half bikes are better suited to the trip plans.
 
Papa from Springfield, Mo on 1/15/2013 7:07:58 PM:
I would check out the bike shop in Defiance and see if they could help,Katy
Bike Rental. They transported us and our tandem from St. Charles back to Clinton where our car was parked. Good people,very helpful! We enjoyed the Katy on our tandem. Have fun!!
 
Brian L. from Wichita on 1/16/2013 8:19:04 AM:
"half bikes" - heh, good one, Trek. :-)
 
MidSouth from Rogersville, MO on 1/16/2013 10:48:06 AM:
Since you appear to live in St. Louis, probably the most convenient and least expensive would to be call in a favor from a friend or relative. When my wife and I ride the entire trail we pick up a relative in St. Louis, they ride with us to Clinton, spend the night with us, then in the morning we take off on our merry way and they drive our car back to St. Louis.
 
Anonymous on 1/17/2013 3:49:45 PM:
If you are a Face Book user you can use their new search feature to see how many of your 1000+ friends live in St Louis that might shuttle you.
 
kevin from Jeff City on 1/18/2013 2:13:45 PM:
The STL-KC Amtrak route has a couple of seats removed in one of the cars, just big enough to park a couple of upright bicycles in. That's why they only allow 4 bikes per train. They don't run a baggage car, either, so checking the bike as luggage won't work.
 
Rhona Lococo from St Charles Mo on 1/18/2013 5:52:17 PM:
we shuttle bikes(tandems included)...Call Rhona at Lococo House II & II.....636-946-0619
 
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