Amtrak trouble


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Posted by Tim Jackson on October 30, 2001 at 19:15:07:

I have sent and recieved several tubas at my Pensacola amtrak station with no problem. I went in today and the new guy weights the tuba & box in at 84 pounds and says no-way are we sending that. 75 lb limit at express stations. I've got to drive 3 hours to New Orleans to get to a "heavy freight" Amtrak station. The box is one of those double cardboard cerveny boxes and I'm using the wood straw shipping material. I think that the weight problem is a combination of the heavy duty box and the 6/4 holton. Any Ideas from Amtrak users? Any ideas for other SAFE transport?


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