Anyone use this heading south to avoid all the driving, I'm thinking of looking into it for a trip south in February, my only concern is the ability to move about, hit a lounge or dining car etc. Might be worth the extra money to avoid all the hassle of driving. Even if I only take it as far as Charlestown, it might be a different way to go.

Don't you have to drive to Virginia to take it?
It would make sense if you could take it from southern NE and save driving thru all the congested east coast.
I know we hired a guy to drive my Mother's car down, he picked it up 2 days before her flight, drove down, picked her up at the airport and he flew back.