On Tuesday, July 8, 2014 11:45:35 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Has anybody had any experience with rail shipping a glider in trailer? I'm looking at pre-owned gliders and after flying out to inspect the glider and purchasing, having to fly back to the west coast, load up the pickup and drive to New York sure would take the joy out of a glider purchase. I'm just tossing this out, nothing on the radar yet

Don't think about it. I was involved in a NY to CA rail shipment of an ASW-20 some 25 years ago, and it arrived beyond repair due to violent shaking and jarring rail car hook ups.

KS