Amtrak operates as an independent corporation and is partially funded through public funds. Amtrak has provided this service since 1983. Amtrak operates nationwide intercity passenger trains, running more than 300 trains on 21,200 miles of track. Auto Train (Lorton, Va. – Sanford, Fla.) Trains 52 & 53 Silver Meteor (New York City – Miami) Trains 97 & 98 Crescent (New York City – New Orleans) Trains 19 & 20 With 2 Amtrak Auto Train trips per day, there are a lot of great deals to uncover for the bargain hunter and Amtrak Auto Train tickets start at just $89.00. Check out some of the latest and greatest deals snatched up by Wanderu users. It transports over 130,000 automobiles and 250,000 passengers per year Here is a snapshot for the northbound Auto Train (52) from Dec 1st, 2018 until today. AMTRAK AUTO TRAIN - "Did you Know?" There are 33 Autorack cars on Train 53 of 18th (FIRST SOUTHBOUND auto train) I beleive I counted 49 cars Grand Total in the train passing the AShland VA Railcams -yesterday monday 18th sept. That would mean that there were 16 passenger superrliner cars. Auto Train is an 855-mile-long (1,376 km) scheduled daily train service for passengers and their automobiles operated by Amtrak between Lorton, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), and Sanford, Florida (near Orlando).Although there are similar services around the world, the Auto Train is the only one of its kind in the United States.. Amtrak’s Auto Train is an overnight route between Virginia and Florida that allows passengers to take their four-tire, two-axle vehicles or motorcycles on the train (for all detailed requirements, view the last page of this PDF).You can also enjoy free WiFi, meals in the dining car and a cafe during your trip (ticket price includes dinner and breakfast in the dining car). Amtrak P42 #120 Amtrak P42 #144 Amtrak P42 #59 This is Amtrak Train #53 (SB Auto Train) at Lorton,VIrginia on July 14,2009. As you can see, there have been some massive delays but the bottom line yields: Average Ar delay: 18 minutes late Median Ar delay: 6 minutes early The southbound Auto train (53) for the same period yields similar results: I jsut counted the number of autoracks on an FB Video clip posted by VR at Selman NC. It's not that bad of a train. Amtrak is the national railroad corporation for the United States. It is longest passenger train in the world --- over 3/4 of a mile in length with 18 passenger cars, 33 auto carriers and two engines.