Has anyone purchased or rented a car? I am interested in how much and where to look for available cars. I don’t know where to start. Thanks.
Purchase or rent private car
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https://ozarkmountainrailcar.com/railEquipmentGrid.php?category=Passenger Equipment
https://www.amtrak.com/privately-owned-rail-cars
https://www.rpca.com/charter
Just some web sites to start to look and drool.
One of our members is/was an owner of a PV car, not sure if he active right now.
In my opinion it’s a lot of work with limited rewards. Just to rent one is very time consuming.
https://www.amtrak.com/privately-owned-rail-cars
https://www.rpca.com/charter
Just some web sites to start to look and drool.
One of our members is/was an owner of a PV car, not sure if he active right now.
In my opinion it’s a lot of work with limited rewards. Just to rent one is very time consuming.
crescent-zephyr
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Another website to check out is https://www.aaprco.com/ - this is the association of private car owners.
They have a list of private cars available for rent - and also a page for "Travel opportunities" for public trips.
Also... if you are a member you can participate in the annual conventions which include private car trains, often on rare mileage trips. You can buy tickets in the various cars, and that is a great way to chat with the owners of the cars and learn about the challenges of owning them.
If you have deep pockets, you can of course rent a car to take you anywhere you want to go (well... anywhere Amtrak will let you go...) - but if your schedule is flexible you can often reach out to owners and ask about scheduled moves where they have to reposition the cars for a client... you can often rent the cars on these repositioning moves for a lot less!
They have a list of private cars available for rent - and also a page for "Travel opportunities" for public trips.
Also... if you are a member you can participate in the annual conventions which include private car trains, often on rare mileage trips. You can buy tickets in the various cars, and that is a great way to chat with the owners of the cars and learn about the challenges of owning them.
If you have deep pockets, you can of course rent a car to take you anywhere you want to go (well... anywhere Amtrak will let you go...) - but if your schedule is flexible you can often reach out to owners and ask about scheduled moves where they have to reposition the cars for a client... you can often rent the cars on these repositioning moves for a lot less!
You left this one out...I believe the oldest and largest association.... https://www.aaprco.com/
Edit: just noticed that @crescent-zephyr had already posted about it...
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I am getting old, was planning to post that link, but failed to. ThanksYou left this one out...I believe the oldest and largest association.... https://www.aaprco.com/
Edit: just noticed that @crescent-zephyr had already posted about it...
