[pct-l] Ice Axes on Amtrak

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

On Feb 26, 2009, at 9:06 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Ice Axes on Amtrak
I didn't take an ice axe on the Amtrak, but I did take my stinky pack  
with my trekking poles.

The train is NOTHING like plane travel. They treat you like a human  
being. I put my pack on a rack downstairs and then sat comfortably  
upstairs, usually in the lounge car looking out the window. I was  
never inspected, never had to take off my shoes, never told to sit in  
my seat with a seat belt on, never asked a single question about the  
pack or the trekking poles, AND I got to eat with real silverware.

I only went as far as Santa Barbara, but if you are at all concerned  
about whether a train in LA will accept your ice axe, you can either  
ask them yourself or figure out a way to put the axe inside your  
pack. There is no X-ray of your stuff.

Diane