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Amtrak is launching the Floridian, a new temporary route offering a direct round-trip between Chicago and Miami, on Nov. 10, 2024. Nashville-Chattanooga-Atlanta Amtrak route studies taking place
The Floridian is an Amtrak long-distance passenger train that operates daily between Chicago, Illinois, and Miami, Florida, via Washington, D.C. Service officially began on November 10, 2024. The train was formed as a combination of two existing trains: the Capitol Limited , which operated overnight between Chicago and Washington, D.C., and the ...
The Floridian was a train operated by Amtrak from 1971 to 1979 that ran between Chicago and Florida, with two branches south of Jacksonville terminating at Miami and St. Petersburg. For its Nashville to Montgomery segment, its route followed that of several former Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N) passenger trains, including the Pan ...
C. A. Bridges, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida. October 23, 2024 at 3:01 AM ... How long is the Amtrak Floridian route? From Chicago to Miami, the route will take about 47 hours to complete, Amtrak said.
In November 2024 Amtrak truncated the Silver Star at Washington and merged it with the Capitol Limited, creating a single Chicago–Washington–Miami route: the Floridian. [28] This was the first direct train service between the Midwest and Florida since the 1979 discontinuance of the original Floridian , albeit following a longer route.
On May 13, 1977, Amtrak began construction of a new station near the SAL's Hialeah Yards. [2] Opened on June 20, 1978, the building is one of many built under Amtrak's Standard Stations Program, an attempt to create a unified brand and identity for the company's passenger facilities in its early years. It is considered a Type 300A station ...
Amtrak maintained Silver Meteor service to the station when it took over intercity passenger train service in 1971. Both the Silver Meteor and Amtrak's Floridian continue to use the station. On January 9, 1989, the Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority began Tri-Rail service to the station, building additional facilities and a pedestrian overpass ...
The Floridian will combine the most of the Silver Star with the Capital Limited between Washington and Chicago. Amtrak to offer direct train service between the Triangle and the Midwest Skip to ...