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Amtrak's long-distance network is a legacy of the railroad age, when trains operated by private railroad companies were the fastest and sometimes only mode of intercity transportation. The mid-20th century saw steep disinvestment in passenger rail relative to air and highway travel. Passenger trains became financial burdens for railroad ...
Amtrak restored the Empire Service brand with the June 11, 1972, timetable, and added individual train names on the May 19, 1974, timetable. [5] [6] As was done on the Northeast Corridor with NortheastDirect, individual train names for New York-Albany and New York-Niagara Falls service were dropped on October 28, 1995, and replaced with Empire. [7]
Many of the original bridges were replaced during the 1980s. The Overseas Highway (U.S. 1, which runs from Key West to Fort Kent, Maine) continues to provide a highway link to Key West. Many old concrete bridges of the Overseas Railroad remain in use as fishing piers and pedestrian paths called the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail. [7]
Bus service between cities and towns in Florida is provided by a number of private companies. Amtrak Thruway service is offered connecting Amtrak trains to cities off of train routes, including Fort Myers and St Augustine, but tickets cannot be purchased for the bus alone, only a combined bus-rail itinerary.
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak (/ ˈ æ m t r æ k /; reporting marks AMTK, AMTZ), is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. states and three Canadian provinces. Amtrak is a portmanteau of the words America and track.
Cape Codder (train) Capitols (Amtrak train) Cascadia (train) Champion (train) Charter Oak (train) Chesapeake (train, 1994–1995) Chesapeake (train) City of San Francisco (train) Clamdigger (train) Clocker (train) Coast Daylight; Colonial (Amtrak train) Connecticut Connector; Connecticut Valley Service; Connecticut Yankee (train)
Pages in category "Amtrak stations in Florida" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
This is a route-map template for rail transport in Florida, a United States transportation network.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.