Originally Posted by speedevil

Maybe the simplest solution is to box your bike up in a regular bike box (which should not need a lot of disassembly/reassembly) and ship it using bikeflights to a bike shop or hotel in Savannah. Take the train to Savannah and a cab to the bike shop or hotel. Put it together and ride away.

Before you leave home, contact a bike shop in Slidell, and ask them to set aside a box with packing materials for you to use.

When you get to Slidell, go to the bike shop, pack up your bike and use a bikeflights label to get it back home. Hop on the train and don't worry about the bike. it will be home a day or two after you get there.

You'd be spending $60 (??, not sure) each way for bike shipping which is considerably less than amtrack might charge you.