Private company AmeriStarRail proposes cross-country Auto Train service with Amtrak

Private company AmeriStarRail proposes cross-country Auto Train service with Amtrak

Amtrak’s westbound Southwest Chief prepares to stop in Fullerton, Calif., on the morning of Jan. 18, 2024. Private company AmeriStarRail is proposing to replace the train with a cross-country Auto Train service. David Lassen WILMINGTON, Del. — AmeriStarRail, which for some time has been proposing privately owned and operated passenger service on the Northeast Corridor, has gone in a new direction with its latest proposal — literally and figurati…

AmeriStarRail make pitch for transcontinental freight, vehicle transport and passenger train

Wilmington-based AmeriStarRail wants to work with Amtrak in operating a cross-country train that would carry passengers and big rigs.