Date:         Fri, 23 Mar 2001 18:11:40 -0500
Reply-To:     puzerewski <puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
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From:         puzerewski <puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bus Transport by Train?
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I have seen billboards in the Midwest for this over the years......it seems like it is a "piggyback"  type situation.....

Ask a large rail line wherever you live, and keep asking.   The railroad( flame suit on) for the most part is in no hurry to do anything for anyone.  So if this is the type of thing you are looking to do quickly, forget it.   Stuff sits in the rail for weeks without moving......


Adam Puzerewski
81 westy
74 beetle

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dennis Lockwood 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 9:46 PM
  Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Bus Transport by Train?


  Brian, 

  The only Amtrak train that offers the ability for one to ship one's car while 
  riding in Amtrak comfort (oxymoron) is the Auto Train.  It runs from suburban 
  Washington, DC to the Orlando Florida area.  Not quite the destination of 
  your choice.  I do not know of anyone shipping a private auto by rail (the 
  big 3 auto manufacturers ship new cars by rail daily).  I do not believe that 
  the private railroads want the business that you are seeking.  The major rail 
  carriers would be glad to ship multiple car loads of a commodity for you 
  though.  Sorry, but this is the nature of private enterprise in the 21st 
  century.  But don't let me discourage you.  Keep looking, good luck and enjoy 
  your trip. 


  Dennis Lockwood 
  91 Carat 
  Original Owner 

  and 

  President, 
  Greenville (SC) Chapter 
  National Railway Historical Society 

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