RIDE
ACROSS ILLINOIS (RAIL) SOUTH
Transportation
Services from Chicago
to St. Louis on the Friday Before the Start of
the Event
Chicago
Transportation Staging Points • Transportation
Means • St. Louis
Transportation Staging Point
Chicago
Transportation Staging Points
Main Transportation Staging Point
All participants must arrive at the
Chicago parking garage at 6:00 am (unless you stay at the Chicago hotel).
The parking garage will be the main transportation staging point in Chicago
before the start of the event. This location was chosen so participants who
need to park their car in Chicago won't need to leave their car or baggage
or bicycle unattended or carry their items very far and is within easy walking
distance of all local and long distance public transportation options
in Chicago. Please be aware that there are no bathrooms at or near the Chicago
parking garage.
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Here for more information about the Chicago parking garage.
Second Transportation Staging Point
The supported hotel will be the second transportation staging point
in Chicago before the start of the event. We will come over there immediately
after we have completed loading at the main staging point.
The transportation service staging point for the Chicago hotel
will be directly behind our supported hotel at the northeast corner of E.
Harrison St. and S. Wabash Ave. There is a very wide marked off area on the
street to load and unload bicycles and typically has little or no traffic
or parked cars and avoids the hustle and bustle of the main hotel entrance
on Michigan Ave.
Please do not check your bags and/or bicycle at the supported hotel in the
morning. In the past we have had a very difficult time retrieving them
from the supported hotel due to security concerns from the supported hotel
because
they, like you, want to be positive that no one takes your belongings who
shouldn't. This is a situation that is best avoided since it can be quite
difficult to convince the supported hotel that we actually should be taking
your belongings!
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Here for more information about the Chicago hotel.
Transportation Means
Transportation of People
Participants will travel aboard one of the train or bus
schedules from Chicago to St. Louis on the Friday before the event. By using
public trains and busses to transport
people (instead of a private charter coach bus) we can accomodate the widest
possible range of our participants' personal and work schedules.
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a list of all daily train and bus schedules from Chicago to St. Louis.
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Here for more information about long distance public
transportation carriers.
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Here for more information about Amtrak train service.
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Here for more information about Greyhound bus service.
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Here for more information about Megabus bus service.
Registration for our transportation services does
not include your individual train or bus ticket – you
will need to purchase it on your own. We strongly recommend doing so NOW
to avoid any potential availability issues.
After your bicycle is loaded, you will need to go over to the
appropriate long distance public transportation hub yourself.
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Here for more information about the Chicago Amtrak train
station.
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Here for more information about the Chicago Greyhound
Bus station.
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Here for more information about the Chicago Megabus
stop.
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Here for more information about in town transportation.
If you will be travelling on a train or bus that arrives in St. Louis
after 7:30 pm, you will not be able to attend our opening meeting on Friday
evening. In this case you should still drop off your bicycle
with us and we will leave your bicycle and registration materials
at the front desk of the supported hotel for you to pick up when you arrive
there. You will also need to check in and attend our opening
meeting at 4:30 am Sunday morning. Click
Here for more information.
Bicycle Transportation
We will transport all bicycles ourselves. Our moving truck will depart
promptly
after we have loaded all bicycles in Chicago.
Baggage Transportation
Participants will carry their baggage with them directly aboard all
trains and busses.
St.
Louis Transportation Staging Point
The transportation staging point in St. Louis will be at the supported
hotel.
All trains and busses arrive at the Gateway Transportation Center in St.
Louis. After you arrive you will walk over to the transportation staging
point yourself.
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Here for more information about the St. Louis supported
hotel.
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Here for more information about the St.
Louis Gateway Transportation Center.
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Here for more information about in town
transportation.
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