Auto Train Review

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Monarch Miracles

Жыл бұрын

Auto Train Trip from Lorton Va, to Sanford FL

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@jackstearns1549 Жыл бұрын

My late wife and I loved to travel by Auto train. We made about 10 trips in the last 23 years. Your video sure brought back a lot of happy memories!

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

That really touched me and brought a tear to my eyes. Thank you for sharing with me Jack. I'm glad we were able to bring back a nice memory. 😊

@jackstearns1549 Жыл бұрын

@@monarchmiracles Ironically exactly 5 years ago today we were pulling into the Sanford station on what would turn out to be our last trip. I took a lot of short videos which I am so glad I have.

@nickleonardo5474 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job with the filming and the narration. It was very relaxing and informative. Great job to you both. Be on more trains and you will be a train couple

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Nick! We really do appreciate it.

@RideTheTeacups Жыл бұрын

That’s a pretty cool adventure, y’all! Neat. If I got a seat without a seat, and a sleeper car that made me sleep in the ground, I’d be less happy about it than you were. 🤣 So glad y’all could roll with the punches & enjoy a unique trip!

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watchhing Steve! I can sleep anywhere and we did make the best if it. PS. They would've put the bed out for us it was our decision not to put it out. I'm a bit odd sometimes. LOL

@rvickner 2 ай бұрын

Just took it to florida and back last week.. Made the mistake of booking coach, I'd highly recommend a room, had a horrible trip down with a family behind us, snoring the whole way kicking the seats etc. train was 5 hr delayed. Coming back from florida all was well, Amtrak staff is friendly, only real issue i had, again with coach was the seats are just not comfortable for the long ride. Have to get up and walk pretty frequently

@monarchmiracles 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing with us. We also were on the train recently and had major delays as well. It took us 27 Hrs to get back. I am putting together that Vlog. Thanks for watching. @rvickner

@kbgotflava Жыл бұрын

Great detail video im deciding to take the auto train from NYC to Orlando so this was a helpful video thanks for sharing 👍

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

You're welcome and If you do decide to take the Auto Train, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. I can't wait till my next trip 🙂 Thank you for Watching!

@kbgotflava Жыл бұрын

@@monarchmiracles u welcome

@ravenswood1000 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making the video and thank you for not turning it into a doom and gloom complaint video. Yes, I would probably had been bothered by not having a chair, but like you, so excited about the train trip they could put me on a box and that would be just fine. Hope you enjoyed the vacation.

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching @ravenswood1000. I certainly didn't want it to become negative. I try to be positive, and we did enjoy it. We are planning another trip on the Autotrain later this year! 😊

@coastermom7027 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this. I loved it! very informative. I’m so glad that you enjoyed it.🦋

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. We really did enjoy our trip and the train, although having challenges, was fun, and relaxing and we will be taking it again😊

@thetravelinglovebirds9065 Жыл бұрын

OMG!! Your vlog brought back memories for us . Your right though the people next to us were very loud,but not during the night thank god ! I hope you got a discount for no chair to sit on . Great vlog!❤

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching. We learned a lot by watching your Vlog...many times LOL

@robertp.wainman4094 10 ай бұрын

Great video - and lovely opening music!

@monarchmiracles 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Robert we really appreciate it!

@dianerivera3222 Жыл бұрын

The very last sleeper car is the dorm car where the crew sleeps. Also, we always have the bed made up but leave the bunk part up. We then sleep head to foot and we always manage to get 5 or so hours of good sleep. The bunk isn't comfortable or easy to get into. The chair issue has been reported recently. Hopefully by the time we go again in a few months they'll have them replaced.

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that Advice Diane. Maybe we'll try that. I really didn't mind sleeping on the floor though either. It worked well for us. Thanks for watching! 😊

@slypear Жыл бұрын

Awesome report, thank you!

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

Thanks, we appreciate you watching.

@gabbyb9632 Жыл бұрын

If you get 2 sleepers and ask there next to each other , they slide that door open , it is extra but that extra space is nice , , once that train get rolling you wont hear your neighbors nice video

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

We were greatful to be able to have the end room but thank you for your thoughts about hearing the next room. Thank you for watching.

@gabbyb9632 Жыл бұрын

@@monarchmiracles glad you had a great trip i think it a good way to go ,

@mandywalker3393 Жыл бұрын

Did you say it took 2 hours for them to offload your car? Also, do you tip people or is it included in your fare?

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Mandy and Great questions. Yes, it took just about 2 hours to get our car off loaded. If time is a concern you can pay about $100 to have your car priority off loaded, which means it will be one of the first 30 cars off the train. As far as tipping goes, it is not included and yes, I did give our Porter a little thank you. I did not tip at dinner because the cost of dinner was included in the price of the tickets but looking back perhaps giving a little something to the waitress would've been ok. I Hope this helps you and Thanks again for watching! 😊

@JK-ld8cd Жыл бұрын

@@monarchmiracles do people tip the car unloaders?

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

@@JK-ld8cd That is an interesting question. We did not tip them because they were going so fast, by the time we got to our car there was no one there to tip.

@andrinnamakel9855 Жыл бұрын

Hello great video, did you mention in your vlog the Auto Train did some updates to there sleeping car because I was just on it last year hoping they was doing updates.

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

I did mention that they were upgrading them which is why the chairs were missing in our room. Thanks for watching!

@downhillking2 Жыл бұрын

That’s crazy not to sleep in the beds not pulled down. And, even if you’re on the most farward car, you can bearly hear the horn as the cars are so well insulated.

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and it's good to know for the future about the horn. I was wondering that myself and never really checked it out.

@downhillking2 Жыл бұрын

@@monarchmiracles if you had called Amtrak they would have given you some money back for not having the chair in your compartment.

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

@@downhillking2 Thank you. I did contact them and they have made good on it. We are really looking forward to our next trip on the Autotrain.

@downhillking2 Жыл бұрын

@@monarchmiracles we both love the AutoTrain

@dashcan8479 8 ай бұрын

Crazy, no chair, for that money!

@monarchmiracles 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching. We made the best of it and are planning another trip soon. We hope for a chair this time! LOL

@mattbrewster8051 Жыл бұрын

You should have received a partial refund for not having a chair. Also, you should have complained about your FROZEN OJ!!!

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt. We have talked to Amtrak about not having a chair. And the OJ...Well... Charlotte said it was tasty as a slushy LOL Thanks for watching.

@raulace2 9 ай бұрын

Great video! I have a Honda CR-V and I look at the dimensions of my car its Standard. It should fit

@monarchmiracles 9 ай бұрын

Yes, your car will definitely fit on the train. I hope if you take it, you enjoy it as much as we did. Thank you for watching.

@patriciastrait299 10 ай бұрын

I was in a room without a chair and complained. They did bring on to my room.

@monarchmiracles 10 ай бұрын

That's also interesting. We did ask and they told us there was no option to get us a chair, so we made due with what we had. Thank you for watching and all comments ts are important to us.

@robertstroback3362 Жыл бұрын

Is there any limits as to the size of your vehicle?

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

Yes Robert. There is a size limit. Here is a link to Amtrak's website with the dimensions accepted. www.amtrak.com/auto-train-boarding-and-vehicle-requirements. I hope this helps. Thank you for watching. P.S. when we travelled there was a family who had to take there truck down the road to a garage and have the mirrors removed.

@robertstroback3362 Жыл бұрын

@@monarchmiracles Thank you for the info! Great video!

@patriciastrait299 10 ай бұрын

If you had the car attendant put the bottom bench down the two of you could've slept on the bed together

@monarchmiracles 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info, it was all about the walking room for us.😊

@ilikehardplay Жыл бұрын

Auto Train on-time performance is horrible...and has averaged less than 40% on time, despite FRA mandates that it maintain at least 80% on time standard.

@monarchmiracles Жыл бұрын

That is for that information Mark. We were on time when we took it and we also were ok if it wasn't on time because we had nothing to do the morning we arrived in Florida. Thanks for watching.