The announcement from Amtrak came this past Tuesday.  They said that because of the success of their pilot program that was being tested in a limited number of areas, they will officially being making it okay to have small pets in carriers, ride right alongside their humans.

The new policy covers almost all of their routes.  There are still a few in California that have the restrictions in place, but that is being worked on, and expected to be available there as well very soon.  Apparently, there are some restrictions in California that would require the local area governments to sign off on the new rules before being put into action.

The new regulations for pet travel on Amtrak are as follows:

1.) Pets are limited to small cats and dogs (animal with carrier must weigh 20 pounds or less).

2.) It costs $25 per pet each way, and only one per customer.

3.) Pets must stay with their owner (no cargo or shipping animals).

4.) And pets must stay in their carrier during the entire ride.

Amtrak is also adding the pet service to most of their long-distance routes lasting less than seven hours as well.  Those people in California may have to still wait a bit for everything to go through, but in most other places, passengers will be able to purchase pet tickets starting the 16^th of February.

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