Family Travel

My Family and the Auto Train

The Easy(ish) Way Down I-95

The little one peers through the Superliner window. Lorton, VA. Photo by Mark Ainscow

The concept is super simple. Why drive all the way to Florida when you can take your car with you on the train? Amtrak runs the Auto Train service from Washington, DC. to Orlando taking about 17 hours. Here’s my story with my family of four.

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