In an era when American passenger rail was dying out, one company offered a new concept: bring your car with you on the train. This documentary tells the full story of the Auto-Train Corporation, which went from immense success to severe financial ruin in less than a decade.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
2:47 - Just Reading Material
7:46 - Conservatively Groovy
10:43 - Retaliation
14:08 - Riding Rough
15:48 - Expansion
20:20 - Diversification
24:11 - Double Trouble
26:53 - A Fresh Start
30:04 - A Further Disruption
31:09 - A Hell of a Way to Run a Railroad
35:08 - New Life
38:43 - Epilogue & Credits

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