- You may want to check, but I think for anything over 12 passengers, you have to have a chauffeur's license. I think they call them something different these days. We had that problem when we were thinking of taking a train trip with the boy scouts. GC-RGS wrote: > - > We're just putting out feelers here to see if anyone is interested in riding > the train from the Kirkwood Station to Jefferson City for the Paparazzi & > Pasta Palooza! > http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=gc1jrz7 > The train leaves Kirkwood Sat. AM at 8:59 and arrives in Jeff City at 10:51 > AM. The return train leaves at 7:03 PM and arrives in Kirkwood at 8:58PM. > There is also a train leaving Jeff at 10:33 AM and arriving in Kirkwood at > 10:51 AM if anyone wants to stay over night. Sunday also has the 7:03 train > too. They have a snack counter on all the trains with, sandwiches, soda, > coffee, etc. > > Remember, these times may change due to a derailment, flood, cows on the > tracks, and freight trains (freight trains have the right of way). > > Round trip fares are $34; $30.60 for AAA members, and $28.90 for Seniors (62 > and over). I'm not sure if this includes tax. Everyone would be responsible > for their own tickets which can be purchased thru Amtrak at > http://tickets.amtrak.com/itd/amtrak > > How we get from the train station to the event (3 miles) is still in > discussion. 1 option is to rent a car(s) or a 15 passenger van. This way we > can cache until the event starts at 5PM. Or we can keep the car/van for those > that want to stay overnight and can on Sunday until the morning or evening > train back to Kirkwood. Problem is just an Enterprise and Avis are near the > train station and Enterprise is closed on Sundays so we pay until Monday AM. > Avis closes at noon on Sunday so that may be a problem too. > > We could make the trainride an event if there's enough interest. > > Let me know if there's any interest in this. > > > **************************************** > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including unsubscribing from this > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > Missouri land use policies --> www.MoCache.net > Mogeo forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php > "NGR LIST" --> //www.freelists.org/list/mga > > **************************************** For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw Missouri land use policies --> www.MoCache.net Mogeo forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php "NGR LIST" --> //www.freelists.org/list/mga