Re: Auto Train
I never took the AutoTrain, but there was a period of several years when I could not fly and used Amtrak to go from the Mid-Hudson Valley (Poughkeepsie) to Fort Lauderdale to visit my parents when they were alive. I always took the sleeper which I found comfortable even though it was barely larger than a phone booth. Even found the little bed comfortable, though I should add that I find a closed MRI comfortable too.... Dining car and meals were okay, enough to get by on. The daytime portions were beautiful; at night I slept, how shall I say, no more or less okay than at home. As I recall it was pricey, but my choices were the train or flying (driving was not a consideration), and since I couldn't fly, the train was the only option. Nowadays, with the two of us traveling, I think we'd do the drive all the way, as we've done before, and not take the AutoTrain. In our Prius, the cost of gas is less a consideration, and reasonable motels are no problem to find. Hope this helps.
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