I am not sure about security on trains, but you might think about renting a
mini-van.  You and a friend or co-worker could drive the item to Washington
DC.  This would allow you to remain with the item at all times.  You won't
have to ride in a truck with strangers and it might be fun.

Trent Litchfield





>From: Jill <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: courier trip on a train?
>Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 10:08:39 -0600
>
>Advice!?
>
>  I am trying to get a work of art that needs to be hand-carried (and
>carried
>flat) from Laurel, MS to Washington, D.C.  It seems like air travel is not
>going to work because no-one can guarantee that I can be with the work of
>art at all times.  If Joe Blow at the security gate wants to take it out
>and
>paw all over it, pull it out of the frame, whatever, I can't stop him if I
>want to get on the plane, and apparently I can't insist on staying with the
>work of art at all times.   We have been in touch with professional courier
>assistance companies, and are not making much progress on that front. Time
>is running short, so we are trying to find an alternative - preferably one
>that does not involve me riding on a truck with strangers for 24 hours in a
>row.
>
>So my question is: how is security handled on trains these days?  Do I have
>to run a gauntlet to get on the train, too?  Has anybody done a courier
>trip
>on the train recently?   Any advice or recommendations would be most
>welcome.
>
>Thanks -
>Jill R. Chancey, Curator
>Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
>Laurel, MS
>(phone) 601-649-6374
>(fax) 601-649-6379
>
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