Founder of Amtrak's Auto Train passes away at age 74

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/30/AR2010123004477.html

The Auto-Train service, which Mr. Garfield started as a private company but later was absorbed by Amtrak, always catered mainly to "snowbirds" going to and from winter homes in Florida.  But I used it a couple of times (both one-way southbound) in the spring or summer, to speed up the D.C. to Florida leg of a one-or-two week road trip including other destinations.  Not really cost-effective, but a nice change of pace.