Amtrak Auto Train Loading and Leaving Lorton Virginia to Sanford, Florida | Railfan Rowan
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- Amtrak Auto Train Loads and Leaves Lorton, Virginia | Northern Virginia Railfan
I spent a day with my grandfather railfanning the Amtrak Auto Train yard in Lorton, Virginia. The train travels up and down the I-95 corridor, passing on CSX railroad mainline track most of the journey, through places like Folkston, GA
One day I will film part 2: The riding experience!
=== Train Information ===
Date: 3/30/15
Location: Lorton, Virginia
Train Number: P053
Engine number(s):
- P42DC #832
- P42DC #814
Cars: 50 (17 sleepers, 33 autoracks)
Direction: South
Destination: Sanford, Florida
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Amtrak needs to have this service near every major city.
13:19 Lol Random Car alarm goes off, lmao! XD
The cars are loaded and unloaded by a contractor. I got to talk to him at supper on the Auto Train. Great person who takes pride in the job he does. The crew dives your car like it was their own personal car.
this is the only Auto Train in the US (due to clearance issues on other lines) and in operation is the longest passenger train in the world. You can bring your personal beverage and snacks, overindulge, and don't have to worry about driving home. Very relaxing and you see a part of the country you normally don't see.
Thank you for this and the hard work capturing all the different views. I'm going in September for the first time. The power of the engine is amazing to pull all that weight....Great video!
Enjoy!!
My mom took the Auto Train multiple times to visit Florida. The last time she took it they banged up her car and it as drama getting it fixed. I drove her the last few years. I like to try it one day. Hope it hangs in. It’s not cheap.
Does anyone remember Amtrak's old saying in their commercials in the 80's "All Aboard Amtrak!" or is it just me.
Rowan this is a great video. I'm just seeing it for the first time Oct 11, 2021. This video is from Apr 26, 2015 and it's about at 2,500,000 views now. I can't believe with all the videos I've watched of yours this is the first time I've seen this one. Better late than never I guess. To God Be The Glory.
first railfan rowan video i watched. i remember the intro from my early days of watching yt before i had an account
i would love to take this train some day. thanks for posting!
Great Video!
Thumbs Up!
A #511 exhaust cloud especially for Greta ! :D
Thanks for explaining everything, made it way more interesting.
This is amazing. I have wanted to see the Auto Train since I moved to Florida 15 years ago. Danny keeps promising. LOL
Came back on the train in September,from Florida.. well worth the money,,pleasant trip,,remember to bring your pillow and blank if you go Coach,,a/c cold at night
Now TH-cam is using where I live to reccomend videos, I always pass by this bridge whenever I go anywhere.
That's awesome!!
It's 2020 August just found your channel i really enjoy this video. I never knew this ever even existed . very cool ⭐
Great video! Thank you!
Thanks!
Really awesome video!!! That video was interesting!
Thank you!!
I seen these before in Quebec, Canada at our General Motors manufacturing plant before it shutdown and got torn down in the early 2002 with the Fireflys and Camaros autos
Great documentary. Like others I found the panicking car amusing.
So you have to give them your car keys and they drive the car. That was not required on every Ferry I have been on. I don't valet park and I would not give these guys my car key. I imagine they leave the key in the car after they park the car, to make it easier for the off loaders on the other end of the trip. Nice idea AMTrak. maybe some other time
Nice Auto Train Loading
I use to work on them train cars there really awsome. in 03 I got hurt really bad and fell out of one 20 feet to the ground on one of them just like that from the second level.. and use to clean them to.
Hello, also came to play. It's a good video.
ME GUSTO MUCHO EL VIDEO AMTRAK AUTO TRAIN LOADING AND LEAVING
Great video. Greetings from Ireland ! :)
incredible
I love those trans great videos
Absolute greaaaaaaaaaaat work
I’m two days late to this videos 5 year anniversary
You know, I was planning to bring the USA to Auto Train Travel by connecting this one.
Bet you first thought the auto train 🚆 sign meant the train 🚆 was automatically driven when you first saw it.
They only use Bi-level's?? No Tri's?? That's interesting. How come this is only available on the east coast??
It’s impressive how a train of that caliber is pulled by only 2 P42s
I pass by this in my truck and always wanted to see them loaded. Here I am in 2020 finally getting to this vid. Good looks.
That train looks really impressive. I frequently use the Vienna to Hamburg Nightjet line, so I'm experienced in European Auto Trains and it's really interesting to compare them to the American trains.
The alarm was funny. Bet the battery was dead at the end of the trip lol
shut uppppppp
Thinking the same thing!
ConwayTruckload
I think car alarms turn off after a few minutes.
42luke roblox nah. I was at a restaurant near Reagan National airport (ironically about 20 miles north of were this was taken) and I saw a car alarm going off in the parking lot of the airport. We were there for an hour or more and when we left the thing was still going off!
Esta chido ese trabajo
Had always wondered how these types of rail cars were loaded and unloaded. Thanks for the great video!
I was today years old when I learned how they filled the Car Carriers for trains. I legit never knew this.
Used to take the Auto Train on vacations to Florida as a kid with my family - some of my best memories!
never knew that amtrak did this!
thank you so much for this video. i'm taking the autotrain this weekend and had been feeling jittery about the process, but this video walked me through everything and i'm feeling quite good about the trip now
Brings back memories from 1985. I was 12 then and had the privilege of riding auto train. It really is neat how they load up the cars.
Never could figure out why you have to go to Virginia to catch the Auto Train if you're coming from the north and it stops at Sanford, Fl. Seems to me that had they extended it from NY or NJ all the way to Miami, they would've done some big business, especially from all the snowbirds and elderly, many who rely on transport services.
My folks tried this a few times but found it kind of a hassle. Not only do you have to factor in the drive to Lorton, but the drive from Sanford to your Florida destination. I'm pretty sure that most snowbirds don't end their trip in Sanford.
A more convenient method of avoiding the drive to Florida while being able to have your car there for the winter is to hire an auto transportation carrier. They pick up your car at your home and drop it off at your Florida winter home. Then, you can hop on a flight to Fla at your convenience.
While the latter doesn't offer much of a cost saving, flying sure beats sitting on a train for 17 plus hours, not including the time it takes to drive to/from Lorton and Sanford, plus loading and unloading times.
Very well documented! Thanks for sharing! I loved how someone's car panic alarm was sounding off inside one of the autoracks! I wonder how long that went in for. I bet with the jarring and shaking of the train that kind of thing happens a lot.
Since the alarm was likely motion sensing (like mine) and the train is always in motion, the alarm never really turns off (constantly resets and triggered again). However, I've heard the parking crews have small jump starters (compact battery packs) to use at the destinations. They can probably pull a dead car off as well if necessary.
Thanks for posting this. One thing we enjoyed when we rode this in 2009 was watching the 2 main locomotives being hooked up to the front of the train. We only took it one way to Florida and drove back. It was a great experience I'll never forget.
Watching this in 2019. I wasn't familiar with how they did this or the fact this was a thing! So awesome and convenient. Thank you for sharing! Plus the car alarm lmao.
I took the trip to Disney with my family on auto train with our car. We had a sleeping car both ways( going and coming home) to Virginia,what a pleasure. Great staff beautiful experience for the kids great get away from me & my wife. Love Amtrak!!
who else noticed the car alarm going off in the that Auto Rack from 13:36 to 13:40
+CountryRailfanProductions I wonder how long that alarm went off for, I cant imagine it going off the whole trip
+CountryRailfanProductions i noticed it myself
+CountryRailfanProductions I thought the same thing, lol!!!
+CountryRailfanProductions I was about to make that comment too!
+CountryRailfanProductions I did :D
Over here in Europe we are allowed to drive on the train ourselfs. At least in Germany and Austria and the shuttle trains in Switzerland and between England and France. For lang distance trains in France it was the same as in the US, but I think there are none left.
If this type of travel is still out there, I sure would be interested.
the car alarm at 13:37, hilarious...
Bailey Rives
The only video clip of a perfect car alarm dopler sound effect (minus the threain noise)
Wish this was available all over the country and not just the east coast
There did used to be another Auto Train service from Sanford to Louisville, but it was done in by poor track conditions and a pair of derailments.
It would have a hard time going over mountains
I vaguely remember that Karen. I grew up near Sanford FL and just barely remember taking the 'auto train" from there with my folks..
whammy3323 hello puppy
With the nation at 20 trillion dollars in debt, we couldn't afford the federal subsidies for a national Auto Train. By the way, last count, your portion of that debt is over $35,000 per family member. Please pay up so we can be a debt free nation again.
I swear, I didn't even know Auto Train was still in service... Last time I recall it was in the 1970s... I just assumed it went out of business until I recently saw someone on social media using it! WHY hasn't it gone more *nation wide?* Those are some *powerful* ass Diesels - 12:44
Nice video. My uncle who lives in Woodbridge has used this many times...nice to see how it is done...thanks
Pro tip when taking the auto train, if you don't get the sleeper cabin make sure you bring a pillow and blanket you will need it,also try avoiding Jan-Feb time frame as this is the "snow bird" season. The train will be absolutely packed and smell of cheap perfume, hacking and coughing...I'm not kidding!
The car alarm at 13:36, lol. I like the music from Unstoppable
Mike The Mic Guy I can’t hear anyth8ng
Nice catch! I've never actually seen what it looks like when they load em. Excellent job! :D
Thanks for this, I found it very informative and fun. I have been hanging out on the La Grange site and see the car carriages often but wondered how they do it from the Ford Factory in louiseville. Now i know! Oh and it is December 28 2018 at the time of typing.
Great video! I've seen it a couple of times in Richmond VA as it passed through the station way back in the 90's when I worked for Amtrak on board.. That was bigger than any I ever saw....
This is so cool. I enjoyed every second of it. I would love to see the auto train someday!
Planning on utilizing this for an upcoming trip south and this was very informative. I lived in Hoodbridge for a number of years and even after moving out of there I would often pass the Lorton yard on my way in to work.
I like how you use the unstoppable theme, very clever!
Holy crap thank you for uploading this and confirming that they take Tahoe's. I was worried they wouldn't take it if they needed to fold in the mirrors.
Thanks to upload very interesting film, and I'll wait a part 2 very enthuastic.
Very interesting to watch the employees load all the vehicles onto the autoracks before heading south
That's the video i've been waiting to see, well done and very enjoyable.
Thanks for putting this vid together and posting it. Planning to take the Auto Train from FL to VA in a few weeks. The vid gave me lots of details I was looking for including (and most importantly to moi) that I can keep my roof rack cargo on top of my Subaru Outback for my drive down to FL. See minute 4:44. So thanks much.
I rode this during Memorial Day weekend 2009. Coming back to Lorton on the actual memorial Day there was no freight traffic so we were 40 minutes early, so we had to wait for the Lorton crew to show up for work.
So what did you gain? You could have driven it in a lot less time and at a fraction of the cost to you and the tax payers. I don't get it.
@@williamlewis5114 How could he have driven it in less time? 95 would be a nightmare and train does not cost that much. Also typing this from the auto train on my 12th trip :)
william Lewis driving this route sucks. Have you ever done it?
People from Boston and New York heading to Florida know the Worst of the trip is behind them by the time they get far enough south to reach Lorton, Virginia. No reason not to just keep on Driving, the foods better and so are the motel choices.
I see this train a lot in Folkston, one of my goals one day is to get to either Sanford or Lorton to watch the loading. This is probably the best overall video I have seen on how the train is loaded. Likely still about the same today. Did you ever get to part 2 to take your ride?
So many auto racks. 2 P0DC, 17 sleeper, 33 autoracks
13:36, looks like somebody's car doesn't like the train ride, lol
13:23
Sounded like 13:21 - 13:24 to me. My family's Buick used to do that on flatbed wreckers.
Nice video thank you..i also loved the car alarm screaming in the rear AutoRack lol nice catch!! :)
cool video i always wanted to take this ride
Well done!
You enjoy what you're doing and it shows.
Keep up the good work.
I am I love trains, I miss being able to watch them where I lived.
My family did the Autotrain in 2014. Loved service and arrived in Sanford rested.
Great video, excellent job! Very interesting to see the whole loading operation in Lorton. I think I read somewhere that this is the longest passenger train in the world, not just in America.
Probably the Indian Pacific which runs from Sydney to Perth and takes 65 hours is half a mile in length but more passengers less cars.
I'm watching from down under - thanks for posting.
I like the car alarm going off near the end...
As I was watching a train buzz through Fort Wayne, Indiana with automobile cars, I wondered how they loaded them. Thank you for the video.
thank you so much--very well done and informative !!!!
Thank you. I will be taking the auto train in Sept. 2018. Your video took the some of the mystery out of the process.
This process is the same in Sanford, but in Sanford, they have to split the passenger cars in half because the platform is not long enough.
Very cool video. Thanks for posting and have a nice day too.
i am watching on feb 27th 2018 didn't even know these were around very cool thank you for the great shots
Will be taking the auto train 🚂 when I move to NC this summer.
@13:35 Help! I'm being stolen! :)
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I don’t see or hear anything at 13:35. What do you mean ?
Just a good ol' GE fan here, waiting for the Auto Train to have 2 Dash 8s.
I will give this video a 10 out of 10 good work. keep up the awesome work!!!!!
33 racks for 17 passenger cabins. Wow. Also like the car alarm going off
Reminds me of when I used to unload cars.
Great video. Really liked all the information about the process.
Just ran across this video. Good shooting! Nicely done! Steve
What I want to know is how the drivers leave the cars after they've driven into the autoracks; does not look like there is much room to open a door in there...
You're one of my favorite channels I'm subscribed to!
I subbed just because of this. Keep up the great work!