amtrak never give a time for pick up or delivery, however they have depots everywhere so makes transfering from one area to another easier, in order to do something on a small scale you would need contacts in all these main areas so can collect from one point, with the cost of petrol rising ill be supprised if amtrak dont hike there prices even further. Also how would you charge a fee ? if only carrying one bird from a to b nothing else to collect or deliver thats minmum wage plus wear and tear on a ventlated van lots of things to concider realy Jon. However if you get a fancier who is willing to have all birds from there area delivered to them you would have one collection point / delivery point