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Is there a US version of the auto shuttles?

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Is there a US version of the auto shuttles?
Posted by zkr123 on Friday, September 30, 2016 1:45 PM

Is there a US version of the Channel Shuttle? For example a shuttle between Moffat tunnel or Mullen Pass.

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Posted by Buslist on Friday, September 30, 2016 1:57 PM

zkr123

Is there a US version of the Channel Shuttle? For example a shuttle between Moffat tunnel or Mullen Pass.

 

no 

perhaps the only thing that comes close is the tunnel in Alaska that is part time highway, part time railway.

It used to be that the only way to get a vehicle to Wabush was via rail (QNS&L) still true? But this is in Canada. 

 

Your questions are so easy to answer. Do you ever do any research?

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Posted by samfp1943 on Friday, September 30, 2016 2:15 PM

zkr123

Is there a US version of the Channel Shuttle? For example a shuttle between Moffat tunnel or Mullen Pass.

 

    There is nothing like that type of tunnel shuttle here in the USA. As noted by Buslist in his post on this Thread.

    The closest thing to having rail transport of personal vehicle in this country is the AMTRAK Auto Train.  It operates between the Washington,D.C. area, [actually Lorton ,Va.] and Orlando, Fl.

Here is their website linked @

https://www.amtrak.com/auto-train-your-car-your-stuff-and-you

"Auto Train - Your Car, Your Stuff and You"                                       "Experience Auto Train Any Day between Washington, DC and Orlando, FL."

 

 


 

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Posted by MidlandMike on Friday, September 30, 2016 8:25 PM

The Alaska RR auto shuttle thru the tunnel to Whittier seems to have disappeared when the rail tunnel was reconstructed to a rail-and-auto tunnel in 2000.  I rode thru the tunnel on a NRHS rail chartered trip in 2013.  The train had to wait its turn in the alternating EB road/WB road/rail schedule.

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