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Did you know you can own your own private rail car & attach it to an Amtrak train?
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:25 am
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:25 am
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TIL you can own your own private rail car & attach it to an Amtrak train
only ~100 private cars in operation in the US, they are extremely expensive (~$300k+) + Amtrak charges ~$5/mile.
But there are 100 rich train lovers out there!
LINK
https://www.amtrak.com/privately-owned-rail-cars
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Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:26 am to iPadThai
Eh, Im not Mr Burns.
I prefer my Citation to get around
I prefer my Citation to get around
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:26 am to iPadThai
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only ~100 private cars in operation in the US
97 of them are mine, Elon owns 1, Jeff owns 1, and I gifted 1 to my butler for Christmas last year.
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:27 am to iPadThai
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Amtrak charges ~$5/mile
Yikes!
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:27 am to iPadThai
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~$5/mile.
That sounds steep.
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:27 am to Cosmo
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I prefer my Citation to get around
Man, I haven't seen one of those in years! Do you have the 2.8L model, or just the 2.5?
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:29 am to iPadThai
Raymond Reddington owns a few.
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:30 am to iPadThai
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Amtrak charges ~$5/mile.
That's on top of however much the feds are subsidizing them.
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:31 am to Clyde Tipton
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~$5/mile.
That sounds steep.
That's not half of it. Check out the rate sheet: LINK
$200 to park overnight
$700 in Chicago
$3800 per month to store it
$1000 "terminal switching" I assume this means move on/off the train
$2000/day if you are heavy enough to require an extra engine
This is no joke. You could fly first a lot of places for this kind of money.
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:32 am to iPadThai
I would absolutely have one of those if I had the money 
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:33 am to iPadThai
I've always wanted to buy one of these but I keep getting sidetracked.
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:34 am to iPadThai
Plus you have to buy your own private spur to store it when not in use. I'd enclose it like a garage.
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ETA:
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$200 to park overnight
$700 in Chicago
$3800 per month to store it
This post was edited on 11/4/22 at 11:36 am
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:35 am to iPadThai
After winning powerball this might be my first purchase
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:37 am to iPadThai
That’s actually super interesting. I had no idea.
$300k actually isn’t that bad, either. I mean, a decent RV isn’t too much cheaper. The $5/mi is where the price gets crazy.
$300k actually isn’t that bad, either. I mean, a decent RV isn’t too much cheaper. The $5/mi is where the price gets crazy.
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:39 am to iPadThai
Yes. Used to see them occasionally on the back of Amtrak trains in Glenwood Springs.
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:42 am to AbitaFan08
Worked on a project with the owner of Patron. He has a train car that he travels around in. When in Nola it’s parked right across the rail tracks from the French market.
Pretty weird, but really cool. Like walking into a time capsule to the British Raj.
Pretty weird, but really cool. Like walking into a time capsule to the British Raj.
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:42 am to iPadThai
It just seems weird to want to do something like this. Outside of some areas of the northeast, Amtrak train travel sucks arse as it's slow and very often unpredictable schedule wise.
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:43 am to iPadThai
I'll have my own train after tomorrow night. 
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:46 am to notiger1997
I think the benefit of a private train car is that it’s essentially a self-driving rv.
However, I cannot imagine a scenario where it’s a cost-effective way to travel. It’d be cheaper to just hire a driver for your rv or yacht.
However, I cannot imagine a scenario where it’s a cost-effective way to travel. It’d be cheaper to just hire a driver for your rv or yacht.
This post was edited on 11/4/22 at 11:48 am
Posted on 11/4/22 at 11:53 am to kingbob
Id get 1 to ride in and one to hold a vehichle as well
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