Amtrak is more flexible about carry on than airlines, especially if you get a sleeper (which is what we've always done). From what I've seen of their checked baggage handling, it's not nearly as rough as the airlines, so even that option is probably relatively low risk, although I'd still carry a lute on myself and check something less fragile.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel F. Heiman Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 4:26 PM To: 'Herbert Ward' Cc: [email protected] Subject: [LUTE] Re: Traveling on Amtrak with a lute. Herb: When I have traveled on Amtrak, the baggage handling system was my own two hands. I guess you can still tip a porter to carry things for you at some larger stations, but mostly it is DIY. Daniel -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Herbert Ward Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 16:52 To: [email protected] Subject: [LUTE] Traveling on Amtrak with a lute. Anyone with experience on Amtrak with a lute? The main question, of course, is whether you can keep the lute away from the baggage handling system, and otherwise safe. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
