darien-l
OBS Chief
Hi all,
In a few days my wife and I will be doing a big move from Denver to Syracuse on Amtrak. We're using the luggage allowance to the full -- 6 boxes (3 for free and 3 more at $10 each) and 2 suitcases per person, so we're at a total of 12 boxes and 4 suitcases now. The thing is, we have about 18 boxes that need moving. Something just occurred to me -- what if we add a non-existent third person to our bedroom -- would that increase our baggage allowance? We're traveling on an AGR award so adding a third person should be free, right? The tickets haven't been printed yet, so this is probably something that can be done with a phone call. Amtrak says the baggage allowance is per passenger, so really the only thing I'm worried about is whether the folks at the baggage office would want to see this non-existent third person. We're thinking of saying that the third person is a small child and we didn't want to drag him around. Do children (2 to 15 years) get the same baggage allowance as adults? The Amtrak website is unclear on this point.
Thanks!
In a few days my wife and I will be doing a big move from Denver to Syracuse on Amtrak. We're using the luggage allowance to the full -- 6 boxes (3 for free and 3 more at $10 each) and 2 suitcases per person, so we're at a total of 12 boxes and 4 suitcases now. The thing is, we have about 18 boxes that need moving. Something just occurred to me -- what if we add a non-existent third person to our bedroom -- would that increase our baggage allowance? We're traveling on an AGR award so adding a third person should be free, right? The tickets haven't been printed yet, so this is probably something that can be done with a phone call. Amtrak says the baggage allowance is per passenger, so really the only thing I'm worried about is whether the folks at the baggage office would want to see this non-existent third person. We're thinking of saying that the third person is a small child and we didn't want to drag him around. Do children (2 to 15 years) get the same baggage allowance as adults? The Amtrak website is unclear on this point.
Thanks!