Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoTIL Amtrak will let you attach your own private car to one of their trains and they charge you per a milelemmy.worldimagemessage-square111linkfedilinkarrow-up1172arrow-down12
arrow-up1170arrow-down1imageTIL Amtrak will let you attach your own private car to one of their trains and they charge you per a milelemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square111linkfedilink
minus-squareGenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoNeat! If anyone else is curious, there’s a lengthy blog post with some photos here: https://www.aboomerslifeafter50.com/travel/is-the-amtrak-auto-train-worth-the-ride-heres-my-take-going-to-florida/ Two adult rail fares $286 + one roomette for two $565 + automobile $269 = Grand total $1120 And a Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Train
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoThere’s also rumblings of potentially setting up a new Auto train route from NYC to LA. I have wonder if they’ll do the obvious thing of making a stop in Chicago as well given most long distance Amtrak services stop in Chicago https://www.trains.com/pro/passenger/intercity/private-company-ameristarrail-proposes-cross-country-auto-train-service-with-amtrak/
Neat!
If anyone else is curious, there’s a lengthy blog post with some photos here: https://www.aboomerslifeafter50.com/travel/is-the-amtrak-auto-train-worth-the-ride-heres-my-take-going-to-florida/
And a Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Train
There’s also rumblings of potentially setting up a new Auto train route from NYC to LA. I have wonder if they’ll do the obvious thing of making a stop in Chicago as well given most long distance Amtrak services stop in Chicago
https://www.trains.com/pro/passenger/intercity/private-company-ameristarrail-proposes-cross-country-auto-train-service-with-amtrak/