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[QUOTE]Originally posted by rresor: [QB] A couple of thoughts on "auto-train" services. Amtrak did run an "experimental" train from Indianapolis to Sanford with Amtrak employees as customers sometime in the late 1970s. The experiment apparently didn't go well and wasn't repeated. I'm not sure what terminal they used in Indy. The original Auto-Train did operate independently of the Amtrak train, but when patronage fell below expectations, Auto-Train approached Amtrak about combining the trains. The combined train used the Auto-Train terminal south of Louisville. Finally, for Sojourner: yes, sometimes there were a lot of cars to walk through to get to the diner in the "old days". In the winter of 1970 I rode the "Florida Special" north from Delray Beach, FL. We had 21 cars: baggage, coach lounge, three coaches, diner (for coach passengers), six sleepers, sleeper/lounge, diner, six sleepers, dome sleeper (removed at Richmond). [/QB][/QUOTE]
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