did not roster any conventional coaches. These included seven ex-Western Pacific dome coaches, each seating 36, which Auto-Train called "Mini-Domes". These had previously run on the California Zephyr. It also acquired all but one of the Santa Fe's Big Domes (six dormitory-lounges and seven of eight full lounges) and the lion's share of the Union Pacific's Astra Dome fleet: seven coaches, nine dining cars, and 14 lounge-observation cars. Two of the Big Dome lounges and two of the Astra Dome lounges were rebuilt as "Night Club" cars. The remainder of the Astra Domes were dubbed "Maxie-Domes", as opposed to the "Mini-Domes". Food service cars Auto-Train acquired a wide variety of food-service cars. These included ex-Seaboard kitchen-dormitory cars, ex-Seaboard dining cars rebuilt as buffet cars, and five Norfolk and Western and Western Pacific coaches which were also rebuilt as buffet cars. Sleeping cars Sleeping cars acquired by Auto-Train included six ex-Santa Fe Regal series sleeping cars (four bedrooms, four compartments, two drawing rooms), five ex-Union Pacific Ocean series sleeping cars (five bedrooms, two compartment, two drawing rooms), and three ex-Seaboard sleepers (five bedrooms, one compartment, four sections, four roomettes). Nonpassenger stock The centerpieces of the Auto-Train were the 62 ex-Canadian National bilevel autoracks, which were acquired between 1971 and 1973. The passenger equipment acquired by Auto-Train used steam heat, so the company also acquired steam generator cars. These were mostly former Great Northern cars, but the Auto-Train also rebuilt several former Western Pacific and Santa Fe baggage cars into steam generator cars. See also Accompanied car train Motorail, a similar service in the United Kingdom References External links ThemeTrains.com - The Story of the 1971-1981 auto-train Bill's Railroad Empire - the original Auto-Train page N Scale George Elwood's Fallen Flags site, original Auto-Train pages from a 1971 Auto-Train Corp. brochure, including information on the 2nd short-lived Auto-Train route (Louisville-Sanford service) Pictures of Auto-Train U36B locomotives Diesel Shop Orlando Sentinel newspaper article about Auto-Train Corp and Amtrak's Auto Train replacement Orlando Sentinel article on Sanford Terminal renovation The Rise & fall (& Rise) of Auto-Train - Youtube Auto Train Defunct Virginia railroads Defunct Florida railroads Defunct Georgia (U.S. state) railroads Defunct South Carolina railroads Defunct North Carolina railroads Former Class I railroads in the United States Railway services introduced in 1971 Railway services discontinued in 1981