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Rachel from Atlanta, GA on 11/5/2013 1:09:43 PM:
We are planning to ride the trail west to east this summer. Ideally, we'd take Amtrak from St Louis to Sedalia. However, we have a kid trailer which is well above the carry on limits. Anyone have any experience shipping a trailer. Is it possible to ship to any location in Sedalia and pick up there?
 
Trek on 11/5/2013 2:03:12 PM:
I've had a trailer shipped to me. It was taken apart and packed in a box. A few simple tools was all that was required to put it back together. There is a bike shop near the depot that might let you ship to. Or perhaps the hotel/motel if you are staying overnight before getting on the trail.
 
Don from Ellisville, MO on 11/7/2013 7:33:56 PM:
Rachel, will you actually be using the trailer to pull a child/children/dog or just your belongings? Reason I ask is that we used a trailer for belongings once and then went to panniers. Much better with the panniers and you don't have to worry about flats and dragging that thing everywhere.
 
Rachel on 11/12/2013 5:04:51 PM:
Yup. Actual child. Tried packing her in the panniers once, but I couldn't get her balanced well :)

The UPS shop in Sedalia said they would accept the trailer. It' eats up a big chunk of the savings of Amtrak vs private shuttle, but I can't come up with another solution
 
Trek on 11/12/2013 5:44:29 PM:
The Locco House B&B in St. Charles shuttles. It may cost you a stay with them at one end of the trip or the other. They may be worth checking out if you haven't already.
 
Don from Ellisville, MO on 11/13/2013 5:54:59 PM:
You can still use panniers -- you just need to bring another child of equal size to balance. :) So what you need to know is that your child is likely to get VERY dusty, even after the trail has had some rain. The limestone dust gets into every crevice, even with the plastic covers that go over the front. And the ride will be very rough with most of the trailers, since they sit low to the ground and have no suspension. At the very least, get a good foam pillow and velcro it to the seat. Depending on the size of your child, the much better option is to have them ride up with you on a child seat.
 
Rachel on 11/16/2013 1:00:39 PM:
Thanks for additional info. Child is put of bike seat size, so that's not an option. We are staying at Lococo on both ends of the trip. However, we need to get trailer to Sedalia end. We're driving from Atlanta, so we have rejected the option of leaving the car at Sedalia end (too much extra car time)

Child has put up with both Natchez trace and GAP trail, so we are optimistic!
 
Trek on 11/16/2013 10:03:28 PM:
I'd try to stay at the Locco house and have them shuttle us, the bikes and trailer to Sedalia. Leave the car at their place and ride back to it in St. Charles. I don't know their capacity though. They may not be able to haul two bikes, a trailer, and three people.
 
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