29 Aug
2011
29 Aug
'11
12:49 p.m.
At 02:09 PM 8/29/2011, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote:
What did you have to do as far as packing is concerned
to manage that?
Speaking of shipping, after spending some recent vacation time on the
(national USA) Amtrak train system, I noticed in the fine print of
the schedule that they accept palletized items up to 500 pounds
and can ship between about 100 stations. Is anyone familiar with
the rates and gotchas of this method?
http://goo.gl/rg0Ki
For that matter, if you travelled with your packages, Amtrak allows
per-person two 50-pound (max 28" x 22" x 14") carry-ons, three 50-pound
(max 36"-cube) checked boxes, and three additional 50-pound boxes for $10 each.
Today's one-way fare for Emeryville (San Francisco) to Chicago is $234.
I found one web reference that said it cost about as much ($250) to
send a 500 pound pallet on a similar trip (Milwaukee to Seattle.)
On my recent trip, I saw a fellow carrying a desktop computer and
LCD monitor as carry-ons - with no box.
- John