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Uploaded by on Aug 18, 2007

In the Summer of 2006 my dad and I caught the northbound Amtrak Auto Train (PO52) speed pass Deland, FL. The train was led by P42DC's number 24 & 48. The train provided a nice breeze for us as it went by.

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  • Great video! the AutoTrain, should have Least 3 P42s. To Help Keep On Time, better, John Corrigan / Boston train host downeaster

  • AutoTrain doesnt need anymore engines. Two is enough. I rode auto train this summer and we were ahead of schedule by over 1 hour in both directions. Auto Train often makes BETTER time than the Silver Star & Meteor. THe P42s are powerful engines and the grades arent that great enough to warrent 3 locos...

  • What's wierd is the auto train has 2 P42DCs, and the Coast Starlight has 3, and it is much lighter than the auto train, and I also found out that the P42DC is basically a Dash-8 with a streamline casing.

  • Its really not that weird if you think about it. The Coast Starlight has some serious grades to climb like Cuesta Grade in northern California and mountain grades in southern Oregon. However on the Auto Train, there aren't any steep grades on the run from Sanford, Florida to Lorton, Virginia.

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  • The Auto Train is wonderful.

  • @RexFan94

    MHC's have been retired for some time now, and never ran on the Auto Train to the best of my knowledge. Baggage (other than standard carry-ons) is carried within the passengers' automobiles at the end of the train.

  • WAIT where's the MHC or Pass/Baggage car?

  • Great vídeo!!!

  • I live about 5 minutes away from here lol down by st. johns river.

  • This is the train that you can put your cars on.

  • are the superliners the same height as a regular autorack

  • how fast as the auto train going by? nice video!

  • poor train looks exhausted! : (

  • @WhistlepostWP We were actually 5 hours early when I went

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