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Do you have enough Parking at your Amtrak Station?

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Finding a parking spot at the Austin Amtrak Station is no problem.  Finding your vehicle when you return could be a problem. That's why the parking lot has several big signs advising motorists not to park there overnight. I usually park at the Taylor station, which is about 28 miles from my house, although calling it a station is a stretch. It is more like a picnic pavilion. It reminds me of the Greyhound flag stop near my uncles dairy farm.  And the streets getting to and from the stop are best traversed with an Armored Personnel Carrier or similar heavy duty vehicle.  Worse streets that I have ever seen in the U.S. Overlooking the Taylor disadvantages, I park there because it is a UP crew change point. The UP building is open 24/7 for the crews coming and going. Amongst them are some big old boys.  I figure any wannbe car thief is not going to mess with them. Moreover, the night lighting reminds me of Stalag 17. I have never had a problem parking there.   The best Amtrak parking between Dallas and San Antonio is at Temple. It has plenty of spaces and good lighting.  Moreover, the police station is just a block away.  Even the most daring Texas car thieves know not to mess with Texas coppers. Parking in Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio, the other cities that I know of, at least for station parking, is available, but it costs somewhere in the neighborhood of $7 to $10 a day.
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