whoops... (stupid Amtrak)

All this time, I was planning to take the train to Minneapolis, and bring the bike along... it turns out that the station in Ann Arbor doesn't even allow checked baggage?? 2 bags, carried on, that's all. How stupid is that? Now I'm wondering about my endorsement of train travel...

Not only that, but now the question becomes - drive the 4 hours to Chicago and train to Minneapolis, leaving my car with the family, or drive down to Toledo (1 hour) and leave my car there while I'm away.