We Took the AMTRAK AUTO TRAIN … (Bad $#!% Happened)

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A tale of planes, trains, and automobiles. Literally.
I've already shared the 'plane' part, where we left our skoolie bus back in California for an extended period of storage, and how now we need to get up to Virginia in time for the birth of a new grandson.
So today's question thus becomes … how do we finish the trip in time? How do we get from Miami a thousand miles north as quickly as we can?
Sure, we could simply drive our old POS car the thousand miles, but honestly I'm not sure it could make the trip. We could just fly up there, but we still need a car, even one as iffy as ours.
So perhaps the answer lies in putting both ourselves AND the car … inside of a train?
Yes dear viewers … Amtrak has an Auto Train that runs from the middle of Florida to the suburbs of Washington DC! We would then only need to get the old car to endure about 6 hours of driving. Let's cross some fingers …
(Spoiler Alert: Nothing ever goes as planned)
Be sure and watch part one of the adventure!
We Have a WONDERFUL SURPRISE (assuming we make it in time!)
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This is part two of the tale of trying to fight our way across the United States in time for the birth of our newest grandson. It's a story about what should have been a fun adventure on the Amtrak Auto Train, which turned into a chaotic nerve-racking hellscape just trying to even get there, let alone on time.

[@rickhiggins]

Some friends of mine have taken to calling me Shrek because I'm so large and the baby is so tiny. They say I look like I'm going to eat him in a single bite. LOL! But no worries, he's safe. And very healthy. (As is my daughter). We somehow made it in time for the moment and we welcomed Baby Rowen into the world. (Actually we watched the dogs at home while she did the hard work). Thanks again for watching.

[@MK-of7qw]

I had movies saved to my phone and music for the wifi service outages.

[@markcohen8061]

Nice job. Thanks for your time.

[@oxford14]

I went to click on the Thumbs Up and the current count was 45. It was a pleasure to change it to 46! 😊

[@PeteRondeau]

Did they bring their loofahs to dinner?

[@ggf7511]

Nice editing 🎉

[@DIYGene]

Well congratulations grandpa Shrek! That train looked fun. Does it stop a lot?

[@rickhiggins]

Just once at two in the morning and that’s to switch engineers and conductors. We slept through it.

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

Only two designated stops, one in FL, the other VA, with one train per day going in either direction (one northbound, and another southbound per day, 2 trains total). There will be one stop some time throughout the journey, usually at night, for a crew change, the stop can literally be any where along the tracks, and can take as short as a few minutes to closer to a half hour or longer depending on the circumstances. The crew change is due to federal laws regarding work hours and rest, and they take this very seriously. This goes for all Amtrak trains (and perhaps all other company's overnight trains in the US). The crew change is the only time a passenger who smokes or vapes has an opportunity to get a smoke break if time permits. There is no smoking or vaping any where or at any time on the train, so best to stock up on gums, patches, or lozenges. If anyone is caught smoking or vaping on the train, they will literally stop the train wherever it happens to be, then boot that person off the train, and he or she will be stuck trying to find an alternate means of travel to their destination. If that person booked a car to travel aboard the train with them, the car will still remain on board the train and get dropped off at the destination station.

[@maysmith4906]

You have an excellent voice!!!