Taking your dog on a train

May 25 2011

Taking a pet dog on a Metro-North commuter train

Chloe and I took planes, trains, and automobiles together on our recent trip around New England — and when I say trains, I mean Metro-North commuter trains, since Amtrak doesn’t allow pet dogs on board. After driving around Massachusetts and New Hampshire and New York and Connecticut for a couple of weeks, I planned to meet my husband in Brooklyn, and since I will not drive anywhere near Manhattan, I opted to drop off the rental car in New Haven and catch a Metro-North train to the city.… Read the rest

Apr 18 2011

Alaska’s passenger trains allow pet dogs on board

Amtrak doesn’t currently allow pet dogs on board, but there is one U.S. passenger train system that does: The Alaska Railroad Corporation allows you to bring your pet dog with you, with some important caveats. She must travel in “an airline-approved kennel,” and only in the baggage car.… Read the rest

Mar 3 2011

Reader’s report: Taking two in-cabin dogs from Canada to Sweden on Air Canada and DSB train

Reader Reinell wrote to me back in November 2010 about her upcoming trip from Canada to Sweden with Rocky and River, her two Yorkshire Terriers. Her plans were a bit complicated (a domestic flight to Toronto, an international flight to Copenhagen — both on Air Canada — and a train trip to Sweden), and she wondered, too, about sedating her dogs en route.… Read the rest

Jul 12 2010

Taking a dog from Washington D.C. to New York City by public transit? Almost….

This topic came up yesterday in a tweet from a new follower who wondered if I knew of a way for her car-less aunt to get from her new home in D.C. to NYC, with a dog. I’ve written about this before, but the details are buried in several posts about public transit pet policies.… Read the rest

May 3 2010

Dog jaunt: Visit Atlantic City by train, with your dog

I am always happy to hear about trains that allow pets onboard, so you can imagine how pleased I was to hear about the ACES trains that take weekenders to Atlantic City. Trains run on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only.… Read the rest

Apr 16 2010

Photo Friday: Dog travel pictures wanted!

This week’s picture was taken earlier this year on the Madrid metro. Photographer Hipnos was impressed with this Boston Terrier’s stare, and so am I.

Small pet dogs are allowed on board the Madrid metro, but they must be in a carrier (which, you’ll note, this dog is not).… Read the rest

Mar 19 2010

Photo Friday: Dog travel photos wanted!

Today’s photo was taken almost a year ago somewhere in Britain — you can tell it’s not the U.S. because the train looks so sleek and because there’s a dog on board (Amtrak has not allowed dogs on board since 1976).… Read the rest

Feb 4 2010

Winner of the Outward Hound “Roll Along Pet Carrier” giveaway

Thanks so much to everyone who entered Dog Jaunt’s giveaway for an Outward Hound Roll Along Pet Carrier, and thank you to The Kyjen Company for sponsoring it!

The randomly-selected winner is Bruin, who recommends the Redwood Valley Railway in Berkeley, CA.… Read the rest

Oct 1 2009

Orient-Express: No dogs allowed

I saw Murder on the Orient Express at an impressionable age, I guess — ever since, the Orient-Express train from London to Venice has seemed the acme of luxury to me. Someday I’ll go, but it won’t be with Chloe. The Orient-Express‘s extremely courteous Luxury Travel Manager tells me that dogs are not allowed on any of the Orient-Express trains (there are four in Europe and one each in Peru and Southeast Asia), or on either of their cruises (France and Myanmar).… Read the rest

Apr 26 2009

Traveling by Amtrak – dogs not allowed

Since Chloe was a puppy (and for many years before that), this post was accurate. But a year or so ago, Amtrak launched a pilot program in the suburban Chicago area, trying out the experiment of allowing passengers to travel with pet dogs and cats, and recently the company announced a wonderful expansion of its pet travel pilot program.… Read the rest