Motorail

passenger train service in Australia

A motorail in Italy|thumb|428x428px A motorail train or accompanied car train (ACT) is a passenger train on which passengers can take their automobile along with them on their journey. Passengers are carried in normal passenger carriages or in sleeping carriages on longer journeys, while the cars are loaded into autoracks, car-carriers, or flatcars that normally form part of the same train.

transcontinental rail service in Australia

thumb|Auto-rack train car carries automobiles thumb|Autorack terminal in New Richmond, Wisconsin thumb|A German autorack similar to the original design with a full load of automobiles An autorack, also known as an auto carrier (also car transporter outside the US), is a specialized piece of railroad rolling stock used to transport automobiles and light trucks. Autoracks are used to transport new vehicles from factories to automotive distributors, and to transport passengers' vehicles in car shuttles and motorail services, such as Amtrak's Auto Train route.

train service operating between Adelaide and Melbourne, Australia