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This listing includes current and discontinued routes operated by Amtrak since May 1, 1971. Some intercity trains were also operated after 1971 by the Alaska Railroad, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Georgia Railroad, Reading Company, and Southern Railway.
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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. Service officially began on November 10, 2024.
In 1993, the Sunset Limited was extended east from its New Orleans terminus all the way to Miami, and added a stop at Jacksonville. [4] Then in 1996, the station's services were further expanded to include the newly reinstated Silver Palm running from New York to Tampa.
The Superliner Sightseer Lounge aboard the Southwest Chief. Amtrak operates two types of long-distance trains: single-level and bi-level. Due to height restrictions on the Northeast Corridor, all six routes that terminate at New York Penn Station operate as single-level trains with Amfleet coaches and Viewliner sleeping cars.
On November 14, 1971, Amtrak renamed the train the Floridian, and changed it to a two-night schedule: trains would leave Union Station in the late evening and arrive in Florida the morning of the third day. [6]: 94–96 The Floridian was discontinued in 1979 as part of the Federal budget cuts that year that impacted several major Amtrak routes.
Tampa Union Station is an Amtrak train station in Tampa, Florida.The station is located at 601 North Nebraska Avenue ().Built in 1912, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 as Union Railroad Station [3] The station building was closed in 1984 and reopened in 1998 after restoration.
Palatka station is an Amtrak train station in Palatka, Florida.It is served by the daily Floridian and Silver Meteor trains. The 1908-built station houses the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society and the David Browning Railroad Museum.