[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by designerko

Rates vary, just like airlines, depends on date (expect more for holidays), how far in advance you purchase, and size of your vehicle (more for SUVs and large autos). Visit Amtrak.com for the AutoTrain details. Ticket will be for 1 car, 1 seat, additional for more persons and sleeping berth.

Your information is accurate designerko. This pricing system is called the "bucket'" system, and I'd like to note that prices can change within minutes on not only AutoTrain, but any train reservation you might be making. It happened to us when we called to make reservations a number of years back.

I called to get the pricing and ended the call once I had it. Checked with my wife and we decided to go for it. Called back about 10 minutes later and the price went up. If possible one should be prepared to make a decision while on the line with Amtrak or risk paying a higher price later.

BTW, just as a matter of useless information, I have a total of 23,263 lifetime rail miles and have acquired enough Amtrak rail points that between my wife and I, we could travel by rail from Florida to the West Coast round trip twice in a bedroom twice without paying a cent. I wasn't going to join their program because we didn't travel by rail often, but someone talked me into is and I've been glad they did. For information about their rail point program go to https://www.amtrakguestrewards.com/

Someone mentioned about dogs on the train. I don't know how anyone would get away with it. We had pets and went through considerable extra expense because we could not bring them on the train. The only animals that are allowed onboard are law enforcement dogs (usually sniffing for drugs) and those with legitimate accompanying needs. More details are provided on their website.