Golfnut & l2ride: I just priced out a one-way trip on the Auto-Train. I picked Saturday March 6th as the date and for two adults, one car, AAA discount, I got a total of $365. That was $198 for the car (kind of a peak season going south) and $167.40 *total* for the coach tickets. A roommette was a $187 additional and WOW - a first-class bedroom was $532 more! That's a LOT more than I paid.
On the car fare and room-surcharges - an example of a discount for the car would be northbound on Wed, May 6th when it's only $152. The same day, northbound, a 1st class bedroom is only $281 instead of $532, and a roomette is $124 instead of $187. The $281 is a lot closer to what I paid because I bought the tickets so far in advance.
It's definitely lottery-like as to which 'price bucket' you can buy on the Auto-Train. The general rule is, the longer in advance, the better your price.
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