All Aboard Episode 018: Auto Train Pt. 1-A Shining Light in a Dark Time

Continuing our discussion of intermodal transportation, we discuss the auto-train, which was a revolutionary effort in the 1970s to bring passengers back to the rails. Phil talks a little about why intermodal transportation is needed, how an auto train concept operated in Canada and then the original of the original A-T itself. ___________________ Episode Links: 1. Episode 017: Intermodal Does NOT Mean Sex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sx4YVHrU9Q 2. Amtrak News, September 15, 1976 https://rb.gy/e22im6 3. Trackside Treasure, Auto With You Survey https://tracksidetreasure.blogspot.com/2021/09/postscript-cn-auto-with-you-survey.html 4. Trackside Treasure, CN's Double-Deck Auto Transporters https://tracksidetreasure.blogspot.com/2011/10/cns-double-deck-auto-transporters.html ______________________ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains Website: https://www.allthingstrains.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-4552931 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/ X: https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains eBay: https://shorturl.at/jqIMT