pick up rental car from Amtrak station in Schenectady NY?
I've only travelled by Amtrak a couple of times. A big catch seems to be that few stations have rental car places. I'm planning a trip to Schenectady NY. Amtrak's web site talks about discounts they arrange with local car rental places, but then they have a map showing them all several miles from the station. How do you get from the train station to the car rental place? Will the rental places pick you up? Is there a shuttle bus? Do I need to find a taxi? Or what?
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According to their website, Enterprise in Schenectady offers a "free pick-up service…at non-airport locations during normal business hours." They further advise that you must call the local office at the number on that website to arrange the pickup, which seems like an especially good idea, as it's worth checking to confirm if the service may be modified or unavailable due to the covid-19 pandemic.
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Can you take a rental car on the Amtrak Auto Train?
Most rental agreements forbid any other person from driving the vehicle, unless such is declared when renting. Therefore, you can't as the renter sign any AT agreements that allow AT employees to drive the rental car on/off the train.What does car rental shuttle mean?
Location of vehicle \u2013 In the majority of cases, Off-Airport car rental companies offer a shuttle bus to get you to your rental vehicle from the airport terminal, but if it's very busy, some companies suggest the \u201coperator\u201d of the vehicle hops on the bus and return to airport for the rest of their group.[ USA Station ] Amtrak Schenectady New York Station
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