Filmed both the TEXAS EAGLE and LINCOLN SERVICE with private cars on the rear last month:
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The Land of the Lime Green and Yellow!
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From what I saw of the car on the first Lincoln Service train, it was not a private car, but an Amtrak car (the same one I saw on #5 three years ago?). The dome cars definitely are private cars. I do not know what fare structure Amtrak uses for carrying such cars, but it is definitely not cheap.
Johnny
Deggesty I do not know what fare structure Amtrak uses for carrying such cars, but it is definitely not cheap.
I do not know what fare structure Amtrak uses for carrying such cars, but it is definitely not cheap.
Last time I looked it was $2.10 a mile per car as the basic charge, but any services performed (water, sewage etc.) are extra. There is also a surcharge if additional power needs to be added due to the extra cars.
Generally though with the Private Cars you go through a third party or the owner of the cars. When moving the car owners charge from $5,000-$7,000 per day for rental and I believe that includes the crew. The charge is cheaper when parked. The cars in the video are based in Houston and belong to a Marketing firm there which supports them via the business. The business is run by Mr Henry and one car is named after him and the other his wife. You can Google AAPRCO and see the cars closer up.
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