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Auto Train is the only motorail service in the United States. [4] Passengers ride in coach seats or private sleeping car rooms while their vehicles are carried in enclosed automobile-carrying freight cars called autoracks. The train can carry up to 340 vehicles. The train also includes lounge cars and dining cars.
Autotrain. A preserved GWR autotrain, running with the locomotive sandwiched between two driving coaches on the South Devon Railway. The Autotrain was a type of passenger train used in the early 20th century, where the steam locomotive could be remotely controlled from the rear of the train. This meant that the engine would not have to run ...
Known for. Originator of Auto Train. Partner. Brenda Brush [1] Eugene Kerik Garfield (January 18, 1936 – December 26, 2010) was an American lawyer who founded the Auto-Train Corporation. Auto-Train became what is now known as Amtrak 's Auto Train. He served in the executive branch of the State of Florida and the federal government.
Auto-Train Corporation ( reporting mark AUCX ), 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 vehicles on their journey. The company used its own rolling stock, and traveled on rails leased from major railroads.
Sanford station is a railroad terminal in Sanford, Florida. It is the southern terminus for Amtrak 's Auto Train, which runs between this station and Lorton, Virginia. Amtrak reported in its fiscal years 2021 and 2022 reports that the station is Amtrak's busiest station in Florida. It reported station ridership of 269,381 according to the 2022 ...
GWR autocoach. The GWR autocoach (or auto-trailer) is a type of coach that was used by the Great Western Railway for push-pull trains powered by a steam locomotive. The distinguishing design feature of an autocoach is the driving cab at one end, allowing the driver to control the train without needing to be located in the cab of the steam ...
Auto-rack train car carries automobiles. A modern German autorack similar to the original design with a full load of automobiles. An autorack, also known as an auto carrier (also car transporter outside the US), is a specialized piece of railroad rolling stock used to transport automobiles and light trucks.
Lorton station is a railroad terminal in Lorton, Virginia. It is the northern terminal for Amtrak 's Auto Train, which operates between this station and Sanford station in Florida. When Auto-Train was originally established in Lorton in 1971, the station house was still under construction. Until it was completed sometime between 1972 and 1975 ...