Let me start off the report with a quick summary and a few photos. It was essentially a two-day trip - we left Sanford at about 5 pm, and got to Lorton at about 9:30 am, which was ahead of schedule. After spending some time at the postal museum, for about half an hour, I met up with an old dorm mate from India who runs an escape room as a side hustle. Then, I took a metro to the Ronald Reagan National airport, from where I returned to Orlando via Atlanta (thank you Southwest lol!!).


Downtown Orlando as we drive on I-4 towards Sanford

A train was passing through Orlando right around that time

We pulled up into the auto train terminal in Sanford

Our train was waiting for us, although it was chopped into several pieces that needed to be assembled before we could be oughta here!

Entrance to the terminal building

Views of the coaches from just outside the terminal building

Train personnel were directing newly arriving cars, so they had staff ready to take the vehicle into one of the cargo coaches

Sanford train station building

We needed to check in upon arrival

Here is the back of one of the segments of the auto train coaches

The engine that was used for shunting operations

Some of the cargo coaches