LORTON, Va. – The Auto Train is one of the region’s most unique forms of transportation, combining mass transit and America’s love of the automobile. WTOP’s Hank Silverberg recently hopped on board ...

Amtrak officially introduced the new level-boarding platform that has been constructed at its auto train station in Lorton, Va., on Monday. The newly designed platform, which was completed this summer ...

Pop quiz: How do you get from Central Florida to Virginia with your car in less than 24 hours but without driving? Answer: Amtrak Auto Train. For more than 40 years the Auto Train has taken passengers ...

Amtrak's Auto Train service allows travelers to bring their vehicles along for the journey between Virginia and Florida. The daily train departs at 4 p.m. from both Lorton, Virginia, and Sanford, ...

Picture the problem when Mom wants to see the cultural and historical exhibits in Washington, D.C., and the children vote for Walt Disney World in Orlando. Dad wants to please everyone but he doesn’t ...

While checking in at the train station in Lorton, Va., I caught the faintest whiff of the grandeur of train travel. The desk clerk had just asked if she could make a reservation for me in the dining ...

Where does the "longest" passenger train in the world operate? No, it's not rolling along tracks in Europe, Asia or South America. It's Amtrak's Auto Train in the United States. The good news is that ...