[pct-l] Ice Axes on Amtrak

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, Ron & Julie,



I would be very skeptical about a carrying-on ice axe.  There is some
administrative discretion in what the agents allow or disallow and maybe the
Eugene agents are familiar with such gear.  I wouldn’t expect the same
tolerance in LA.



Based upon the mid-winter snow reports SoCal might have lower than average
snowpack this year so you may not need the axes until Kennedy Meadows at the
earliest, and maybe not even there.



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT -- 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye


On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 2:46 PM, <rcluster at comcast.net> wrote:

>
>
> Anybody have any experiences trying to carry your pack with ice axe
> attached on Amtrak? Carryon, not checked baggage.
>
> I know what their website says (No large, sharp objects such as axes, ice
> picks and swords. )
>
> But......
>
> I took my packed backpack into the Amtrak depot here, with ice axe
> attached, and the ticket agent didn't see any issue with it. No problem at
> all he says.....
>
> We will have one train change in Los Angeles so.....even if we get on board
> OK in Eugene the folks in LA could say we can't bring the ice axes on board.
> (Which would create an issue at 10pm.)
>
> Just trying to decide whether to carry them or ship them.
>
> Thanks for the input!
>
> Ron & Julie Cluster
> Class of 2009
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