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    Default Has anyone ever had a car shipped on a train?

    Has anyone took a car on a train ride with them? Like for example LA? I've seen some of the vdub guys do it, but I have no idea how much it is. Anyone have an idea?

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    just curious, what would be the purpose? to road trip back to georgia or something?

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    most people that have bought a new car have had one shipped on a train.

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    my friend works loading/unloading cars into trains in gwinnett somewhere

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    no but i have shipped a train on a car once.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Leadfoot_mf
    no but i have shipped a train on a car once.
    no sh1t.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Leadfoot_mf
    no but i have shipped a train on a car once.
    oh my god funniest post of all time LOLLLLLLLLLLLLL

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leadfoot_mf
    no but i have shipped a train on a car once.
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    i have a friend that works for a car shipping company but they do it by truck. if you need a number let me know

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    just had a cts-v shipped from la to roswell was 900.00 bucks.
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    I want to be able to take my car with me out there, and then back again, without driving it and putting all those miles on it or having something happen to it along the way.

    I had a co-worker ship her car out there on a truck and it was $900 also. But I want to go like on a train ride while having my car with me on the same train. Kinda like the train you took to New York Paul. You remember telling me? I've been wanting to go ever since haha

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    It should be less because of the fact that they can make so much more money by shipping bulk. But then again it may be more because you are not some sort of dealer that moves bulk...


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    Not reshipped no, but a lot new cars come by train...

    I once ran the train in a car but i think we are talking about two different things.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KERR
    I once ran the train in a car but i think we are talking about two different things.
    Damn, beat me to it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KERR
    Not reshipped no, but a lot new cars come by train...

    I once ran the train in a car but i think we are talking about two different things.


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    It's called the Amtrack Auto Train. To those of you who misunderstood the initial question, it's where you but a train ticket and they load your car into a car carrier on the back of the train and when you get to your destination, they unload it and give it to you to drive around.

    http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/Conten...21200&ssid=136
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    Quote Originally Posted by Badger
    It's called the Amtrack Auto Train. To those of you who misunderstood the initial question, it's where you but a train ticket and they load your car into a car carrier on the back of the train and when you get to your destination, they unload it and give it to you to drive around.
    oh sh*t! LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badger
    It's called the Amtrack Auto Train. To those of you who misunderstood the initial question, it's where you but a train ticket and they load your car into a car carrier on the back of the train and when you get to your destination, they unload it and give it to you to drive around.

    http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/Conten...21200&ssid=136
    lol wtf only 2 stations? hahaha

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badger
    It's called the Amtrack Auto Train. To those of you who misunderstood the initial question, it's where you but a train ticket and they load your car into a car carrier on the back of the train and when you get to your destination, they unload it and give it to you to drive around.

    http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/Conten...21200&ssid=136
    Thanks for the info

    It blows that it only has 2 stops though No way in hell i'd pay the $900 for that truck

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    Makes me think of the train wreck GTOs.

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