by Gilbert B Norman
zuluwarrior wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 4:42 pm Northbound Autotrain on Thursday April 14 was 100% sold out, with 4 coach cars, one cross country lounge car, 9 sleeper cars, one lounge car, one dining car and over 500 passengers.Mr. Zulu, did your Sleeper car count of nine include the 390XX T-Dorm, which on #52 is rearmost, or was such in addition?
Glad to know that AT is doing as well as, if not better, than pre-COVID.
As I've noted previously, it's one thing to use such if your final destination is in the Northeast where, yes as they advertise, saves 800 miles of driving and, for those here for whom college is in the rear-view mirror, a hotel night, great.
But for me, my final journey in all likelihood was 52(the day Kobe Bryant was killed), as with a final destination in Chicagoland, the $1500 tab - me in a Bedroom, auto on the rack - to save a net of 400 miles behind the wheel and no time whatever, simply became "too rich for my blood".
According to the Feb 2022 Monthly Performance Report, Auto Train is the only product line "making bread". No wonder at those rates!!!
disclaimer: author hardly lives "RRTA check to RRTA check" in this life; but STILL!!!