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	Encyclopedia: Auto Train (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Auto Train is a scheduled public rail transportation service for both passengers and their personal transportation vehicles operated by Amtrak between Lorton, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.) and Sanford, Florida, near Orlando.
		The typical train varied from 30 to 64 cars, pulled by with two or three locomotives, and included 76' double-deck autoracks, a number of streamlined passenger cars including coaches, 85' dome cars, dining cars, sleepers, and a caboose, then an unusual sight on most passenger trains.
		Amtrak's Auto Train is often cited as one of the most likely candidates for such a change, on the basis that Auto-Train Corporation reported profits during its' early years of service (prior to the several costly accidents and unprofitable expansion into a new market).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Auto-Train (1829 words)

	Auto Train (Amtrak) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Auto Train is a scheduled 855-mile (1376-km) train service for passengers and their automobiles, operated by Amtrak between Lorton, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.) and Sanford, Florida, near Orlando.
		Unlike most trains of passengers trains an Auto-Train consist included a caboose at the end, necessitated by the string of autoracks on the rear of the train.
		Auto Train is often cited as one of the most likely candidates for such a change, on the basis that Auto-Train Corporation reported profits during its early years of service, prior to the several costly accidents and unprofitable expansion into a new market.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Auto_Train (2005 words)

	Portsmouth Herald World/National News: Engineer tried to stop train
		The train, which carries both passengers and cars and is a favorite among tourists traveling between Washington and Orlando's theme parks, was going 56 mph in a 60 mph zone when the accident happened, Black said.
		The Auto Train was bound for Washington with 418 passengers and 34 crew members, as well as 200 automobiles stacked in 23 specially designed cars.
		The derailment is the first Auto Train accident since 1998, when a train hit an empty car at a crossing in the Virginia town of Jarratt.
	www.seacoastonline.com /2002news/4_20_w2.htm (1058 words)

	On Track On Line - Amtrak Auto Train Tips Fares
		The Auto Train is not inexpensive, although special bargain rates are often available, particularly when traveling against the predominant flow of traffic along the east coast.
		The Auto Train offers a 10% discount on rail fare and vehicle hauling charges to members of the National Association of Railroad Passengers and to members of any American Automobile Association (AAA) auto club.
		The Auto Train is heavily used by retired "snow birds" who spend their summers up north and their winters in Florida.
	www.on-track-on-line.com /autotrain-fares.shtml (838 words)

	Halfbakery: the auto-train
		Trains take up more room to transport cars than a highway and would be less efficient because their moving the mass of the passengers, their cars, and the train.
		Train engines are efficient, but not efficient enough to make up for all the extra weight they would be carrying.
		Worse, unless all trains are segregated by origin and destination, motorists would have to wait at intervening stations while the train was loaded and unloaded.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/the_20auto-train (778 words)

	On Track On Line - Amtrak Auto Train Tips Intro
		Amtrak's Auto Train is a one-of-a-kind service in the U.S., enabling travelers to take along their car, small van, or motorcycle when they travel along the east coast.
		The author of these "Auto Train Hints" is not an employee of Amtrak and the material contained herein should not be considered an official publication of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak).
		These hints were written by a frequent rider of the Auto Train in the hope that they might be of help to fellow travelers considering a trip on board the Auto Train.
	www.on-track-on-line.net /autotrain-tips.shtml (351 words)

	UTU: News
		But the train ran on a shoestring for much of the 1970s, racking up debts because of inconsistent northbound ridership during several months of the year, while people stayed over in Florida for the winter.
		Two Auto Train derailments in 1976 and a major derailment in 1978 -- which injured four people -- shut down service for weeks and cost the company more than $6 million in lost revenue.
		The trains are assembled a few hours before each trip, with automobiles loaded via ramps into car carriers, followed by passenger, dining and sleeper cars joined to locomotives.
	www.utu.org /worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=1258 (624 words)

	USATODAY.com - 4 killed as Amtrak train derails in Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Four people were killed and 133 injured when 14 of the 16 passenger cars on the Amtrak Auto Train — a favorite among tourists traveling between the Northeast and Orlando's theme parks — derailed Thursday night in a remote area of north Florida.
		Amtrak said the train, which transports passengers and their cars between Sanford, Fla., and Lorton, Va., was carrying 440 passengers and 28 crew members.
		The derailment was the first Auto Train accident since 1998, when a train hit an empty car on tracks at a crossing in Jarratt, a rural town in southern Virginia.
	www.usatoday.com /hlead.htm (714 words)

	Auto Train (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		NEW YORK (NYT) -- The Amtrak Auto Train, which carries automobiles and passengers between the Washington area and the Orlando area, has opened a new station at its northern terminal, in Lorton, Va.
		Its platform is now long enough to accommodate the entire train rather than half, which was the case previously, and is expected to reduce the time needed by Auto Train staff to unload vehicles.
		The Auto Train operates once a day in each direction, leaving Lorton and Sanford, Fla., at 4 p.m.
	www.depotnews.com /amtrak/000905AmtrakAuto.htm (211 words)

	CNN.com - Train derailment disrupts East Coast travel - Dec. 18, 2003
		All Amtrak trains heading south from Washington were canceled and were not expected to resume Thursday, a spokesman said.
		Trains already bound for Washington from southern terminals were stopped in Fredricksburg, Richmond, Charlottesville and other cities.
		The auto train from Florida, which operates out of Lorton, Virginia, was not affected.
	www.cnn.com /2003/US/South/12/18/train.derailment.ap/index.html (289 words)

	Auto-Train Corporation - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A concept of Auto-Train Corporation founder Eugene K. Garfield, the novel approach allowed families to relax en route and save the expense and unfamiliarity of a rental car on arrival.
		No one else offered a service quite like that of Auto-Train Corporation until after a gap of almost two years, service was revived by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, better known as Amtrak, a federally-chartered corporation which operates most intercity passenger trains in the United States as the slightly-renamed Auto Train.
		It is considered Amtrak's best-paying train in terms of income in comparison with operating expenses.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /auto-train_corporation.htm (337 words)

	AutoTrain AHS 2000 Photos
		We were at the train station to hear Steve Roberst, Director of Operations for the Virginia Railway Express that is owned by that state but is contracted out to Amtrak to run their trains.
		The Auto Train is still in desperate need for expansion at their southern terminal in Florida.
		If other Amtrak Product Lines would pick the brains of the Auto Train people in regards to how well they handle the food operation as well as their other responsibilities, it would be that much better for those lines and their passengers.
	www.amtrakhistoricalsociety.com /2000/photos.html (1329 words)

	Speed Train - amtrak auto train (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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	www.speedtrain.org /amtrak_auto_train-1.html (454 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Amtrak recently added Superliner II bi-level coaches to the Auto Train, providing more comfortable reclining seats with leg and foot rests, a drinking water station, convenient changing rooms where travelers can freshen up and more restroom facilities than the single level cars they replaced.
		Also last month, Amtrak Auto Train replaced buffet-style meal service with a completely restructured dining service for coach passengers.
		These changes add up to a bigger and better Auto Train service to mark the 25th year of Amtrak service as America's Passenger Railroad.
	www.trainnet.org /Libraries/Lib003/AUTOTRAI.TXT (372 words)

	nbc6.net - News - Auto Train Among Amtrak's Most Popular, Profitable Runs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Amtrak took over the Auto Train in 1983 from a private operator who lacked the money to recover from a serious derailment.
		Thursday's fatal derailment in Florida was the first Auto Train accident since a train crashed at 65 mph into an empty car at a rural crossing at Jarratt in southern Virginia in 1998.
		The Auto Train carried 234,000 passengers in 2000, according to Amtrak, one of the most popular and successful routes of the nation's passenger rail line.
	www.nbc6.net /News/1408013/detail.html (326 words)

	South Devon Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		20th March 1999 saw the christening of the SDR's 'new' auto train with members and invited guests joining the first wholly home grown auto train to run on the line since the SDR Trust took over the operation of the line in 1991.
		This is only possible because the Auto Trailers are fitted with retracting steps worked by the guard.
		Next outing for the Auto Train will be on Easter Sunday and Monday, and then on dates to be advertised during the Summer.
	www.southdevonrailway.org /News-and-Press-Releases/AutoTrain-03-1999.html (169 words)

	Auto Train connects Disney World and D.C.
		Information: The Amtrak Auto Train toll-free reservation number is (877) 754-7495; www.amtrak.com.
		The auto train is the longest passenger train in the world.
		Meg Stanzione, a homemaker from Toms River, N.J., who recently made her third trip this year, is one who prefers the auto train to flying.
	www.cincinnati.com /travel/stories/111702_autotrain.html (591 words)

	Seaboard Coast Line Railroad - Information
		Juice Train is the popular name for famous unit trains of Tropicana fresh orange juice operated by railroads in the United States.
		In 1970, beginning on Seaboard Coast Line railroad, a mile-long Tropicana Juice Train train began carrying one million gallons of juice with one weekly round-trip from Bradenton, Florida to Kearny, New Jersey, in the New York City area.
		The typical train was equipped with two or three General Electric U36B diesel-electric locomotives, 76' double-deck auto carriers, streamlined passenger cars, including coaches, dining cars, sleeper cars, and 85' full-dome cars, and a caboose, then an unusual sight on most passenger trains.
	www.logicjungle.com /wiki/Seaboard_Coast_Line_Railroad (971 words)

	WNDU-TV: Story: Florida: Amtrak train derails; Four killed - April 18, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Crescent City, Florida - Four people were killed and 133 injured when 14 of the 16 passenger cars on the Amtrak Auto Train — a favorite among tourists traveling between the Northeast and Orlando's theme parks — derailed Thursday night in a remote area of north Florida.
		The train carries automobiles and passengers between the Orlando area and Virginia.
		A total of 427 passengers were aboard the train, which was on its way to Washington.
	www.wndu.com /news/042002/news_13557.php (241 words)

	Auto Train
		Train #53 Daily miles station 4:00p 0 Dp Lorton, VA (autos must be checked in by 3:00) 8:30a 855 Ar Sanford, FL Train #52 Daily miles station 4:00p 0 Dp Sanford, FL (autos must be checked in by 3:00) 8:30a 855 Ar Lorton, VA
		IMPORTANT: Auto Train® departs each terminal at 4:00pm, but vans will not be accepted after 2:00pm and automobiles will not be accepted after 3:00pm.
		Autos must have 4 inches ground clearance and must not exceed 65 inches high.
	www.cwrr.com /Amtrak/e_fl_at.html (421 words)

	auto train
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	UTU: News
		LORTON, Va. -- It's no bullet train -- the 861-mile trip takes more than 16 hours -- but the Amtrak Auto Train offers a break for travelers weary of driving up and down I-95 between the nation's capital and Mickey Mouse country, according to a report by Tom Zoccolo that appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
		The auto train is arguably the longest passenger train in the world.
		Meg Stanzione, a homemaker from Toms River, N.J., who recently made her third trip this year, is one who prefers the auto train to air travel.
	www.utu.org /worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=4394 (537 words)

	CBS News \| Auto Train Close To Rolling Again \| August 5, 2003 14:33:38
		The track where the Amtrak Auto Train derailed Thursday in a mess of mangled cars and rails was cleared Sunday, allowing a few trains to resume using the track.
		The Auto Train had been headed for Washington with 418 passengers and 34 crew members, as well as 200 automobiles stacked in 23 specially designed cars, when it derailed.
		Black said the track appeared to be moving under the weight of trains, loosening the bond between crossties, steel tie plates and spikes.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/08/05/national/main566760.shtml (573 words)

	Amtrak's Auto Train Earns recognition from Onboard Services Magazine
		"The Auto Train offers Amtrak's most unique traveling experience and we are thrilled to have our employees who make this train so special honored for their professionalism and caring attitude," said Edward V.
		At the magazine's December awards dinner in Orlando, Fla., the Auto Train was honored with the Publisher's Award of Merit for Outstanding New Train Terminal; the Diamond Award (top award) for Onboard Safety; a Sapphire Award (runner-up) for Onboard Service and a Diamond Award for Food Service.
		In 1997, lounge cars, designed specifically for the Auto Train and built by Amtrak mechanical forces in Sanford, were placed on the trains.
	www.ble.org /pr/archive/headline011001d.html (531 words)

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