Taking the Auto Train from Sanford ,FL ...to Lorton , Virginia ...

[UndertheOcean]

Costs about $500

Driving there costs $100 of gas .

there is something very wrong here ? no wonder Amtrak is losing money.

[monmouth]

1. I believe that $500 includes meal(s), sleeping, etc. Am not really

sure. Also, you don't have to drive, many people prefer not driving and the cost is worth it to them.

[katandmoon]

2. So Amtrak should not be paid for hauling your ass and car up the coast

and providing you with a place to sleep and eat while it does so?

[DrDan]

3. uh . . . so drive

Flying first class cross country costs many times more than driving. But 1st class seats are still sold. Airlines remain in business.

[MineralMan]

4. I'd drive, but if some people choose not to, then it's

an option. I like options.

[Contrary1]

5. We used the auto train many years ago, when my husband was in the service...

It was great. We packed the car full with our belongings. Arrived in Sanford the next morning, ready to go. We were needing to find a place to live once we got to JAX, so it worked out well for us.

[MicaelS]

6. Try this....

Go over here http://www.nationaltransportllc.com/ and get a quote to see just how much it cost to ship your car by auto transport. Tell us the cost. I'll bet you will be shocked.

I priced a Nissan Altima from Sanford, FL to Lorton, Virginia on an OPEN carrier and the price was $695 for ECONOMY service.

The price for the CLOSED carrier economy service was $1095.

Amtrak charging you $500 sounds like a steal.

Unless the answer is much simplier and you're just a cheapskate. :sarcasm:

Do you tip at all when you eat out?

[katmondoo]

7. I am going to New York via Amtrak from Jacksonville, Fl

$117.00 for a seat $350.00 for a roomette. I am taking the roomette, parking in Jacksonville is free. I hate to fly now with all the problems. I am going to read and relax in my room, have dinner then sleep. Breakfast the next morning then arrive in New York about 11:30AM. I will feel refreshed and happy .

[csziggy]

8. My grandmother used to take the Auto Train to DC every spring

This was the old days when she could get on at Winter Haven, relax on the train rather than try to drive the entire way by herself, and then she had the use of her car in DC while she visited her friends. Of course, that also dates this, since no one in the right mind wants a car in DC now.

She and my grandfather were into taking the train. They also would take the train from Central Florida to Escanaba, Michigan in the summer while her parents were still alive and her family would take the train south and spend part of the winter with her. But then, her grandfather and father had been station agents in Escanaba and she was born in the train station while the town was being built. As station agents, the family got an apartment upstairs in the train station.

[Stinky The Clown]

9. Oh man, this is one of the dumbest assertions I've read in a good while

First off, if you wish to make the trip as economically as possible, heigh your ass out on the street and walk. Sleep in a tent you carry on your back.

Don't wanna walk? There's the bus.

Want some privacy and shielding from the smelly guy in the seat next to you? The drive.

Don't want the hassle and time of driving, then fly.

Can't check the car you wish to use in Florida? Try the auto train.








Geeze ........ :headshake:

[UndertheOcean]

10. yikes , people are getting harsh , just a remark people , relax.

[hedgehog]

11. I want an auto train from Syracuse to Buffalo.

My garden here is shaping up, the house is fixed like we want it, it's 10 or 15 years to retirement and all my kids are getting jobs there!