All Aboard Episode 019: Auto Train Pt. 2-A Legendary Comeback

The Auto Train was a great idea, and it did very well...but by 1981 it was bankrupt and out of business. But a white knight was found in Amtrak, specifically W. Graham Claytor, Jr. who was the driving force in resurrecting the train and making it a shining star in the company's fleet of trains.
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Episode Links:

Amtrak's Auto Train by Doug Riddell: https://www.rfandp.org/publications.html

Theme Trains.com: The Story of the 1971-1981 Auto Train: https://www.themetrains.com/auto-train-main.htm
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