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In February 1926 the train took 35 hours to run from New York to West Palm Beach (Seaboard track did not reach Miami until 1927). Spurred by the success of Henry Flagler and his rival Florida East Coast Railway in attracting travelers, the Orange Blossom Special became famous in its own right.
On June 7, 1971, the "Great White Juice Train," the first unit train in the food industry, commenced service over the 1,250 miles (2,010 km) route. The unit train consisted of 150 100-short-ton (89-long-ton; 91 t) insulated boxcars, fabricated in the Alexandria, Virginia shops of Fruit Growers Express. An additional 100 cars were incorporated ...
The Silver Star is a temporarily discontinued long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak on a 1,522-mile (2,449 km) route between New York City and Miami via Washington, D.C.; Richmond, Virginia; Raleigh, North Carolina; Columbia, South Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; Jacksonville, Florida; and Tampa, Florida.
Past instances included two transfers in Williamsburg and Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, due to the 14th Street Tunnel shutdown from 2019 to 2020; [46] a transfer in Gravesend, Brooklyn, due to the BMT Sea Beach Line (N train)'s partial suspension from 2019 to 2020; [47] and two transfers in Inwood, Manhattan, in 2019 due to the closure of the ...
Due to the success of the branch, the South Side built the 200-foot (60 m) South Side Pavilion, a restaurant on the beach at what is today Beach 30th Street.With an additional subsidiary known as the Rockaway Railway (1871-1872; Not to be confused with the Rockaway Village Railroad), the line was extended west to the Seaside House (Beach 103rd Street) in 1872 and Neptune House (Beach 116th ...
The Kings Highway station is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Kings Highway and West Seventh Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn. It is served by the N train at all times. During rush hours, several W trains also serve this station.
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The Beach 44th Street station (signed as Beach 44th Street–Frank Avenue) is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times until May 2025. [3] Under normal service patterns, it is served by the A train at all times.