Auto-Train Corporation
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Auto-Train Corporation, stylized auto-train, was a privately owned passenger railroad that operated from 1971 to 1981. Its trains included autorack cars, enabling passengers to bring their own vehicle
Auto-Train ex-Santa Fe "Big Dome" dome cars at Lorton, Virginia in 1973
Auto-Train 707, a "Maxi-Dome" coach, in 1978
Auto-Train 125, an autorack, in 1978
Auto Train
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Auto Train is an 855-mile scheduled daily train service for passengers and their automobiles operated by Amtrak between Lorton, Virginia, and Sanford, Florida. Auto Train is the only motorail service
Auto-Train Corporation
…primary route, which parallels busy Interstate 95 in five states along the eastern U.S. coast. After a hiatus, a similarly named and operated service, Auto Train, began under the government-financed Amtrak in 1983, which became one of the railroad's most popular services. An idea of Auto-Train Corporation founder…
The Auto Train in Guinea, Virginia in March 2024
Platform at Lorton station. Superliners are lined up at the left, with autoracks visible to the right.
Autoracks lined up at their loading ramps at the Lorton station. The ramps are not visible in this photo.