Hi Ken,

Amtrak does ship more than 100lb.  Here's the number for their cargo
department: (800)368-8725.  Not everybody at Amtrak knows all the rules
seems to be the rule of thumb here.

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Hunter [mailto:EVEHART33@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 12:12 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Advice on shipping a motor

Thanks to all who responded but I need a cheaper solution. Amtrak has a 50#
maximum, Greyhound has a 100# max., and Yellow Freight only gives their
special $100 engine rate to business-to-business customers. I maybe able to
use a Mexican-USA bus line that goes from Albuquerque to LA for about
$.35/lb
but I don't think they were clear with what I wanted to do (no habla
english). Any other advice appreciated.

Ken Hunter
82 Westy 1.9D
84 Jetta 1.5D
89 Mitsubishi van

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