Marjorie Suddard
Marjorie Suddard General Manager
11/12/14 10:22 a.m.
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Old-car buffs and train buffs have a lot in common, since both hobbies include classic machinery in motion. Did you know there’s a way to combine them? It’s called the Auto Train, and it runs every day between Sanford, Florida, and Lorton, Virginia—basically between Orlando and Washington, D.C.

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Rupert
Rupert HalfDork
11/12/14 10:43 a.m.

I agree with Marjorie 100%. The service is great and so is the concept. Unfortunately, the link we had from Louisville Kentucky to Sanborn was not picked up when Amtrak took over Auto Train. When the line from Louisville was first opened it was felt drivers from Chicago, St. Louis, etc, would board the Auto Train in Louisville. But it didn't work out that way. And the tracks from Louisville to Indianapolis are so poor they couldn't mantain any speed if they continued North from Louisville.

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