Combining Autoracks and Passenger Cars
A rail transport service where passengers can take their automobile along with them on their journey is known as a "Motorail" in Europe and as a "Auto Train" in North America. Passengers are carried in normal passenger cars or in sleeping cars on longer journeys, while their vehicles are loaded into autoracks, car carriers, or flatcars.
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