Train Data:

Route

Lorton, VA - Sanford, FL

Distance

855 miles / 1376 km

Operation

Daily

Time

17h 30m

Train Set

Superliner

Cars

Sleeper, Coach, Dinner, Sightseer Lounge, Auto Carrier

Station Information:

Elevation

Notes

Lorton

0 mi

  24 m

25 miles south of Washington, DC

Sanford

855 mi

 8 m

20 miles north of Orlando, FL

AMTRAK AUTO TRAIN - "Did you Know?"

• Amtrak has provided this service since 1983

• It is longest passenger train in the world --- over 3/4 of a mile in length with 18 passenger cars, 33 auto carriers and two engines

• It transports over 130,000 automobiles and 250,000 passengers per year

• It carries over 650 passengers and 330 automobiles on a full train

Train Gif: Alex Stroshane of Amtrak Prototype & Model

~ Actual Train Consists - Auto Train Car Numbers ~

April 21, 2003 (Train #53, Southbound)

Train #53 has arrived at Sanford, FL

Superliner Coach

Superliner Dining Car

Complimentary Breakfast

Superliner Lounge

Superliner Lounge

Superliner Lounge

Superliner Public Phone

Amtrak Auto Train leaving Lorton, VA (October 1993)