All about the Autotrain

[huggiebear23]

I peeked really quickly as I checked in. We have dinner at 6 and we are out exploring now. They are still taking cars off.

Have fun!! Let us know how it is with all the changes

 

[Marshay]

Thanks. We aren't doing Disney though. Headed to Ft. Myers and the beaches. We may stop in dtd for lunch tomorrow depending on time.

Hope you have a great time. I'm very curious about all the changes ...

 

[monorailsilver]

Tonight's train to Sanford:

168 cars/motorcycles/etc
588 passengers

 

[huggiebear23]

Tonight's train to Sanford: 168 cars/motorcycles/etc 588 passengers

Is that a lot?

 

[monorailsilver]

Is that a lot?

First time riding but they said it is nearly full.

 

[huggiebear23]

Oh pickles.. I completely forgot it's spring break.. Wow, hopefully you have space to roam around.. Thanks for all the updates..

 

[bdcp]

Is that a lot?

That's a lot of people for the number of vehicles, which tells me there's lots of kids. We've been on full trains with over 200 vehicles and over 500 people in the fall when there's more snowbirds (retired singles and couples). Each car carrier can hold, I think, 10 vehicles and with 27 car carriers, they can carry 270 or so cars. The motorcyles go on carts that can hold more than one, but each cart takes up one car space. So, with 168 cars and motorcyles, the carriers are not full, but I'd bet there are no empty seats in coach.

 

[monorailsilver]

That's a lot of people for the number of vehicles, which tells me there's lots of kids. We've been on full trains with over 200 vehicles and over 500 people in the fall when there's more snowbirds (retired singles and couples). Each car carrier can hold, I think, 10 vehicles and with 27 car carriers, they can carry 270 or so cars. The motorcyles go on carts that can hold more than one, but each cart takes up one car space. So, with 168 cars and motorcyles, the carriers are not full, but I'd bet there are no empty seats in coach.

We are in the sleepers so I don't know what coach looks like. We didn't venture to the lounge because all we heard was "which was is the lounge?"

There are 4 dinner times for sleepers and 3 for coach. We have the 6pm dinner slot and an announcement was made not to come down yet. It is 6:04. That 1st dinner was 4:30.

 

[huggiebear23]

Let us know how dinner is.

 

[Vickie1016]

I peeked really quickly as I checked in. We have dinner at 6 and we are out exploring now. They are still taking cars off.

Have a great trip.

Please post any menu changes, if possible. We are traveling in July, myself, DH & DD(8). Thanks

 

[kimpossible]

Just booked coach for our trip south in August for me, DH, DS13, DS9. Boys have never been on a train...they will be so excited. We aren't telling them until we get there.

 

[monorailsilver]

Let us know how dinner is.

I had the steak which was good. My son with food allergies had it minus the sauce and he liked it. My girls had the choo choo chewiws and liked them. My Dh had the tilapia and wasn't impressed. The other option was a chicken.

 

[monorailsilver]

Have a great trip. Please post any menu changes, if possible. We are traveling in July, myself, DH & DD(8). Thanks

I will try to remember on our way back home next w/e to get a picture of the current menu.

 

[huggiebear23]

Glad you liked the steak. Sorry dh didn't like the tilapia. My dd has food allergies as well. I think I'm going to bring something for her to eat so she is comfortable. Hope you have a safe and quick departure.

 

[huggiebear23]

Just booked coach for our trip south in August for me, DH, DS13, DS9. Boys have never been on a train...they will be so excited. We aren't telling them until we get there.

I'm going in august too. When are you going? We take the train august 5th.

 

[jwboucher]

We are in the sleepers so I don't know what coach looks like. We didn't venture to the lounge because all we heard was "which was is the lounge?" There are 4 dinner times for sleepers and 3 for coach. We have the 6pm dinner slot and an announcement was made not to come down yet. It is 6:04. That 1st dinner was 4:30.

How good did you sleep?

 

[monorailsilver]

Glad you liked the steak. Sorry dh didn't like the tilapia. My dd has food allergies as well. I think I'm going to bring something for her to eat so she is comfortable. Hope you have a safe and quick departure.

My son is allergic to dairy peanut tree but and egg whites. He couldn't have the chicken nuggets.

 

[monorailsilver]

Have a great trip. Please post any menu changes, if possible. We are traveling in July, myself, DH & DD(8). Thanks

Sleeper car menu:

 

[monorailsilver]

How good did you sleep?

Well....

I haven't been sleeping all week since I was worried we were going to hit NYC traffic and we didn't.

So I slept ok. I was up all night but I not tired. We had our beds turned down in both rooms at 8 and we were in bed by 8:30. I woke up a few hours later and at 1:44 we were in the myrtle beach area of SC. I never heard or felt the stop in Florence.

At 4:15 we were in savannah. So while I was up all night I did get some sleep and I not tired. I was more tired when we drove last year and I was more tired yesterday from lack of sleep.

We have less then an hour left.

On our return we will have a family bedroom so we get to try all the rooms.

If we like it and plan on taking the train next year we will book that. If we don't, we will book a deluxe sleeper/bedroom side by side/door open between.

I took a shower in our room. Oy....I sent my Dh downstairs since I knew it was bigger and he said it worked well.

We didn't go to breakfast til about 7:30. It was full. And as soon as they made an announcement we left and got a table.

We are 2 cars away from the dining car. We still haven't ventured to the lounge as they were using it for breakfast. Really our room is fine to hang out in.

The only bad thing is that there is a 12ish yr old boy who has been throwing up in the room next to us. And do you think his mom could keep him and his contaminated self in their room? Nope. The kid goes from the bedroom to the roomette a and back and then cries that he has to throw up as he is touching everything. I think also with them are to younger kids that were running up and down the hall last night, but that was before we went to bed. I think they had the 7:30 dinner since it got quiet at that point.

So far I enjoying the train.

 

[huggiebear23]

Oh my goodness with the sick boy.. That's horrible.. My dd is allergic to tree nuts. Sounds like you are in a packed train. Glad you got some sleep. I'm like you I don't sleep. I'm always nervous about something.. Lol
One hour left!! Woo hoo!!