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Corporation Br The Original Operated On Seaboard Coast Line Railroad And Richmond Fredericksburg Amp Potomac Tracks It Was Operated By Corporation A Privately Owned Railroad Founded By Eugene K Garfield Garfiel

corporation br the original operated on seaboard coast line railroad and richmond fredericksburg amp potomac tracks it was operated by corporation a privately owned railroad founded by eugene k garfield garfield had worked at the u s department of transportation the department had funded a study of the practicality of an automobile train service garfield resigned and used the study as the blueprint for his enterprise the company used its own rolling stock to provide a unique rail transportation service for both passengers and their automobiles in the united states operating scheduled service between lorton virginia near washington d c and sanford florida near orlando florida br passengers rode either in wide coach seats or private first class sleeping compartments while their vehicles were carried in enclosed autoracks the train included dining cars and meals were served br the equipment of the corporation was painted in red white and purple colors 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 sleeping cars and 85 full dome cars and a caboose then an unusual sight on most passenger trains br corporation s new service began operations on december 6 1971 the service was a big hit with travelers before long the ambitious entrepreneurs of were looking to expand into other markets however only the lorton sanford service proved successful br s first auto carriers were acquired used and started life in the 1950s as a new innovation for canadian national cn railroad the cn bi level autorack cars had end doors they were huge by the standards of the time each 75 footer could carry 8 vehicles the cars were a big success and helped lead to the development of today s enclosed autoracks the former cn autoracks were augmented by new tri level versions in 1976 br high crew costs several spectacular accidents with the 58 to 64 car trains and an unprofitable expansion to louisville kentucky put garfield s company into bankruptcy corporation was forced to end its services in late april 1981 br operating for almost 10 years had developed a popular following particularly among older travelers as it ferried passengers and their cars between virginia and florida br however no one else offered a service quite like that of transport a car and its passengers together on the same movement at the same time to and from vacation areas in 1983 the national railroad passenger corporation better known as amtrak a federally chartered corporation which operates most intercity passenger trains in the united states acquired corporation terminals in lorton and sanford and some of the rolling stock including the autoracks amtrak began its renamed route service between virginia and florida on a 3 day per week basis after a 22 month gap expanding it to daily trips the following year br today amtrak s carries about 200 000 passengers and generates around 50 million in revenue annually operating on trackage belonging to csx transportation for the entire route it is considered amtrak s best paying train in terms of income versus operating expenses br locomotives and railcars br the corporation acquired a fleet of thirteen general electric u36b diesel electric locomotives these were very similar to ones used by seaboard coast line railroad the host railroad for most of the route s length the passenger railcars including coaches dining cars sleeping cars and dome cars were acquired from various major railroads including santa fe union pacific and western pacific the s first autoracks were 75 foot 23 160 m long bilevel models with end doors carrying eight automobiles each the cars had originally been owned by canadian national railway the railroad that had pioneered the use of autoracks in the north american freight rail industry beginning in late 1957 the bilevel autoracks were augmented by trilevel ones that were purchased new in 1976 br since the form and function of the autoracks went far beyond the form and function of baggage cars on an ordinary passenger train the like the amtrak of today can be considered to have been not a pure passenger train but rather a mixed train meaning one that includes both passenger and freight railcars like many mixed trains of the time but unlike virtually all pure passenger trains of any era the included a caboose at the end like the rest of the equipment the cabooses were painted in a red white and purple color scheme br a typical was made up of 30 to 64 cars pulled by two or three locomotives br business success and failure br the began operations on december 6 1971 the service enjoyed remarkable success with travelers and reported profits for the first few years before long the corporation s ambitious leadership was looking to expand into other markets a second service from louisville kentucky to sanford was inaugurated in may 1974 it operated only until september 1977 however reportedly having lost millions of dollars two derailments in 1976 and a major derailment in 1978 disrupted service and cost the company more than 6 million in lost revenue debts accumulated including millions in taxes leading to cutbacks in maintenance that slowed operations eventually the company was forced into bankruptcy and though the retained much of its popularity to the end it terminated its services in late april 1981 br several smaller companies scrambled to pick up the s former customers a company operating as auto bus carried its customers in buses and their cars in trucks operating between pennsylvania and florida another company autolog corporation offered a service to carry cars by truck between the northeast and florida though not providing transportation for the customers themselves there were also several companies that hired drivers to take cars individually to their owners destinations no one else however offered a service quite like that of the namely transporting a car and its passengers simultaneously to and from florida br while their service ultimately failed as so many american passenger train services had previously failed in the decades prior to amtrak s startup in 1971 garfield and auto train corporation had identified a service that people wanted br amtrak steps in to fill the gap br after a period of 22 months without service the service was revived by the national railroad passenger corporation better known as amtrak the corporation that operates most intercity passenger trains in the united states amtrak acquired the terminals in lorton and sanford and some of the auto train equipment on october 30 1983 it introduced its new version of the service under the slightly modified name auto train on a triweekly basis daily service was introduced a year later br amtrak continued to use the bilevel and the trilevel autoracks that auto train had used for passenger equipment it initially used a mixture of former auto train railcars and midcentury long distance railcars from amtrak s general fleet all rebuilt to amtrak s heritage fleet standards in the mid 1990s amtrak replaced all these passenger railcars which were of the conventional single level type with its newer bilevel superliner i and ii equipment in 2006 the aging bi level tri level and van autoracks were phased out and replaced with 80 new autoracks unlike the old racks the new racks have uniform heights and are most similar to the vans of the previous fleet as of 2009 update an auto train consist is normally made up of two general electric p42 diesel electric locomotives and sometimes a third engine and forty or more railcars passenger and autorack for a total length of a 3 4 mile or more a typical train has 1 transition sleeper for the crew 6 sleepers including a deluxe sleeper 1 diner and 1 lounge for sleeper passengers 4 coach cars and 2 diners and 1 lounge for coach passengers the autoracks run on the rear there is no caboose br amtrak s auto train is often said to have the longest passenger train in the world although as mentioned above it may be best regarded as a mixed train rather than as a pure passenger train currently two auto train consists are in simultaneous operation each day at 4 00 p m there are departures from both the lorton and sanford terminals florence south carolina is the only scheduled stop on the 855 mile 1 376 160 km run at this stop the train is refueled and serviced and the engine crew and conductors are changed but no passengers are entrained or detrained each train is scheduled to arrive at the other end the next morning at 9 30 a m for an endpoint to endpoint average speed of about 49 miles per hour br in fiscal year 2006 amtrak s auto train carried about 207 444 passengers including 87 802 sleeper passengers it operates on the same route it and its predecessor have always used the route now being owned by csx transportation the train is notable especially within the amtrak system for the high quality of its equipment and of its customer service citation needed the train grossed 49 351 664 in ticket revenue in fiscal year 2006 making it amtrak s highest grossing single train with total expenses of 62 1 million it is amtrak s best paying long distance train in terms of income in comparison with operating expenses br lorton terminal br main article lorton amtrak station br lorton virginia is about a half hour drive south of washington d c just off interstate 95 in northern virginia amtrak s new lorton terminal opened in early 2000 and features a large modern waiting area with high glass walls the station was designed by architect hanny hassan the suspended sculpture in the lobby was designed by patrick sheridan outside the waiting room are the tracks where passenger cars are set out for boarding the platform is 1 480 feet about 3 10 of a mile long br lorton was selected as site of the northern terminal because the autoracks were too tall to pass through the washington d c train tunnels citation needed br sanford terminal br main article sanford amtrak station br sanford florida is the southern terminus and is about a half hour drive north of orlando the original facility was an older and smaller facility than the terminal at lorton currently the auto train loads its passengers on two tracks in sanford as no one track is long enough to accommodate all the passenger railcars sanford s operation is also unique in that a railroad crossing runs through the middle of the rail yard this complicates some switching procedures and also produces the need for a three man yard conductor crew conductor assistant conductor and footboards as opposed to lorton s two man operation conductor and assistant conductor both yards operate with one engineer sanford serves as the main mechanical and maintenance location for auto train with diesel and car shops to service the fleet superliners and engines needing to be rotated out of auto train service are usually deadheaded to lorton and then swapped out through an extra move to ivy city in washington br on march 13 2009 the white house announced that 10 5m will be spent rebuilding the aging auto train facilities in sanford amtrak the state of florida seminole county and the city of sanford coordinated their efforts to rebuild the facility and make access easier and more comfortable for the ever growing numbers of passengers groundbreaking for the new terminal took place on may 18 2009 the new facility will be four times larger than the original station and will include a gift shop cafe and a waiting area that will accommodate up to 600 passengers the new terminal is currently scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2010 br see also br motorail br rail terminology br references br amtrak september 2006 monthly report pp a 3 3 and a 3 4 http www amtrak com pdf 0609monthly pdf retrieved may 7 2006 br amtrak september 2006 monthly report pg c 1 http www amtrak com pdf 0609monthly pdf retrieved may 7 2006 br external links br amtrak s page on the auto train br themetrains com the story of the 1971 1981 auto train br bill s railroad empire the original auto train page n scale modeling br george elwood s fallen flags site original auto train pages lots of locomotive and rolling stock photos br transcribed text of an auto train corporation brochure described as a 1971 brochure although it must actually be from the period 1974 77 including information on the short lived louisville to sanford auto train route br diesel shop rail photo site photo of auto train diesel electric locomotive when almost new br photos and data amtrak autoracks br orlando sentinel newspaper article about auto train corporation and amtrak s auto train replacement br associated press first hand traveler s experience on the auto train br v 160 160 d 160 160 e br amtrak routes br california br california zephyr 160 capitol corridor 160 coast starlight 160 pacific surfliner 160 san joaquin 160 southwest chief 160 sunset limited 160 texas eagle br midwest br blue water 160 california zephyr 160 capitol limited 160 cardinal 160 carl sandburg 160 city of new orleans 160 empire builder 160 hiawatha service 160 hoosier state 160 illini 160 illinois zephyr 160 lake shore limited 160 lincoln service 160 missouri river runner 160 pere marquette 160 saluki 160 southwest chief 160 texas eagle 160 wolverine br northeast br acela express 160 adirondack 160 auto train 160 capitol limited 160 cardinal 160 new havenpringfield shuttle 160 carolinian 160 crescent 160 downeaster 160 empire service 160 ethan allen express 160 keystone service 160 lake shore limited 160 maple leaf 160 palmetto 160 pennsylvanian 160 northeast regional 160 silver meteor 160 silver star 160 vermonter br northwest br amtrak cascades 160 coast starlight 160 empire builder br south br auto train 160 carolinian 160 city of new

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