Silver Meteor

TheSilver Meteor arriving inPalatka, Florida in 2023
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Locale	Eastern United States
First service	February 2, 1939 (1939-02-02)
Current operator	Amtrak (1971–present)
Former operators	Seaboard Air Line Railroad (1939–1967) Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (1967–1971) Pennsylvania Railroad (1939–1968, haulage agreement) Penn Central Transportation (1968–1971, haulage agreement)
Annual ridership	331,917 (FY 25)  11.3%[a][1]
Route
Termini	New York City, New York Miami, Florida
Stops	33
Distance travelled	1,389 miles (2,235 km)
Average journey time	27 hours, 44 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number	97, 98
On-board services
Classes	Coach Class First Class Sleeper Service
Disabled access	All train cars, all stations
Sleeping arrangements	Roomette (2 beds) Bedroom (2 beds) Bedroom Suite (4 beds) Accessible Bedroom (2 beds)
Catering facilities	Dining car,Café
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks, checked baggage available at selected stations
Technical
Rolling stock	Amfleet · Viewliner
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)standard gauge
Operating speed	50 mph (80 km/h) (avg.) 125 mph (201 km/h) (top)
Track owners	Amtrak,CSXT,CFRC,SFRTA
Route map Show interactive map Legend Northeast Corridor toBoston 0 mi 0 km New York City Empire Corridor NY NJ North River Tunnels underHudson River 10 mi 16 km Newark Penn 58 mi 93 km Trenton Delaware River NJ PA Keystone Service &Pennsylvanian 91 mi 146 km Philadelphia–30th Street PA DE 116 mi 187 km Wilmington DE MD 185 mi 298 km Baltimore Floridian toChicago MD DC 225 mi 362 km Washington, D.C. Potomac River DC VA 234 mi 377 km Alexandria Cardinal,Crescent, &Northeast Regional 279 mi 449 km Fredericksburg 334 mi 538 km Richmond Staples Mill Road Northeast Regional toNewport News 362 mi 583 km Petersburg Northeast Regional toNorfolk VA NC 460 mi 740 km Rocky Mount Carolinian &Floridian 550 mi 885 km Fayetteville NC SC 633 mi 1019 km Florence 672 mi 1081 km Kingstree 728 mi 1172 km Charleston 782 mi 1259 km Yemassee Savannah River SC GA Floridian 829 mi 1334 km Savannah 881 mi 1418 km Jesup St. Marys River GA FL 977 mi 1572 km Jacksonville 1035 mi 1666 km Palatka 1087 mi 1749 km DeLand 1119 mi 1801 km Winter Park 1124 mi 1809 km Orlando 1142 mi 1838 km Kissimmee Floridian viaTampa 1187 mi 1910 km Winter Haven 1221 mi 1965 km Sebring 1324 mi 2131 km West Palm Beach 1342 mi 2160 km Delray Beach 1353 mi 2177 km Deerfield Beach 1367 mi 2200 km Fort Lauderdale 1375 mi 2213 km Hollywood 1389 mi 2235 km Miami All stations are accessible This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram map

TheSilver Meteor is along-distancepassenger train operated byAmtrak betweenNew York City andMiami, Florida. Introduced in 1939 as the first diesel-poweredstreamliner between New York and Florida, it was the flagship train of theSeaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) and one of the flagship trains of its successor, theSeaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL). The train was transferred to Amtrak when it took over intercity passenger rail service in 1971.

The train was part of Amtrak'sSilver Service brand, along with its former sister train, theSilver Star, SAL's other former flagship streamliner. The two trains were the remnants of the numerous long-distance trains that operated between New York and Florida for most of the 20th century. On November 10, 2024, Amtrak temporarily combined theCapitol Limited andSilver Star, producing a Chicago–Washington–Miami route, theFloridian, leaving theSilver Meteor as the only remaining New York–Florida passenger train.

Duringfiscal year 2024, theSilver Meteor carried 298,328 passengers, an increase of 5.1% from FY2023.^[2]

TheSilver Meteor was inaugurated by the SAL on February 2, 1939. The name was selected via contest, with 30 people among 76,000 entrants proposing the winning name. UtilizingEMC E4 diesel locomotives originally purchased for SAL's flagship all-Pullman train, theOrange Blossom Special, it became the first diesel-powered streamliner to Florida. Its introduction later prompted SAL's competitor, theAtlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL), to introduce its own New York-Florida streamliner, theChampion, on December 1, 1939. The SAL emphasized the train's modernity, referring to it as the "Train of Tomorrow" and having its first trip to Florida begin not fromNew York Penn Station, but from theLong Island Rail Roadstation at the1939 New York World's Fair. The original schedule took 25 hours.^[3][4]

The train used seven new cars manufactured by theBudd Company: a baggage-dormitory-coach, a diner straddled by two coaches on either side, and a coach-lounge-observation. The train was originally tri-weekly, alternating service between Miami and St. Petersburg every other day. However, the train proved so popular that after delivering new equipment, SAL upgraded the train to daily operation on both coasts in December 1939.^[5] Heavyweight sleeping cars would be added to the train in 1941, and would be upgraded to lightweight sleeping cars in 1947. Also in 1947, theSilver Meteor upgraded its end-of-train lounge car to a Budd-built tavern-lounge-observation car. In 1956, SAL introduced theSun Lounge to the train. These cars included five double-bedrooms on one end and a lounge with glass panels on the roof. This was because fulldome cars could not fit through the tunnels on theNortheast Corridor between New York andWashington D.C.^[6]

ThePennsylvania Railroad carried the train from New York to Washington along itsmainline—now theNortheast Corridor—under ahaulage agreement. Between Washington andRichmond, Virginia, it used theRichmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, jointly owned by the SAL and five other railroads. South of Richmond, the train used SAL's own mainline viaRaleigh, North Carolina,Columbia, South Carolina,Savannah, Georgia,Jacksonville, Florida, andOcala, Florida, and operated as train 57 southbound and train 58 northbound. AtWildwood, Florida, the train was split roughly in half into east and west coast sections. The east coast section continued to Miami and retained the tavern-observation car, and after 1956, the train's Sun Lounge. The west coast section continued toTampa and eventuallySt. Petersburg, operating as trains 157 southbound and 158 northbound. At Tampa, the train would be split again, with a small section containing a coach and a sleeper continuing toVenice viaSarasota as train 257 southbound and 258 northbound. This section's small consist is primarily because from the mid-50s through June 1967, the Venice section was usually handled bySAL Motorcar 2028.

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1939–1971
Boston South Station Route 128 Massachusetts Rhode Island Providence Rhode Island Connecticut New Haven Connecticut New York New York New York New Jersey Newark Trenton New Jersey Pennsylvania North Philadelphia Philadelphia Pennsylvania Delaware Wilmington Delaware Maryland Baltimore Maryland District of Columbia Washington PRR RFP District of Columbia Virginia Alexandria Quantico Fredericksburg Richmond RFP SCL Petersburg Virginia North Carolina Raleigh Hamlet North Carolina South Carolina Camden Columbia South Carolina Georgia Savannah Savannah Union Station bypassed 1962 Thalmann (Brunswick) Georgia Florida Jacksonville Baldwin bypassed c. 1960s Waldo (Gainesville) Ocala Wildwood (Leesburg) pre-1968 spur Dade City Plant City Tampa Sulphur Springs Oldsmar Safety Harbor Clearwater Belleair Largo Bay Pines St. Petersburg Winter Haven W. Lake Wales bypassed c. 1960s Avon Park bypassed c. 1960s Sebring Okeechobee Indian Town bypassed c. 1960s West Palm Springs Lake Worth bypassed c. 1960s Delray Beach Deerfield Beach Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Hialeah Miami

TheSeaboard Air Line Railroad merged with theAtlantic Coast Line Railroad to form theSeaboard Coast Line Railroad in 1967, and in 1968 the new railroad reshuffled the Florida streamliners. TheSilver Meteor lost its west coast section and began serving Miami only.^[7] The Pennsylvania Railroad merged with theNew York Central Railroad to formPenn Central Transportation in 1968, which inherited the longstanding haulage agreement for theSilver Meteor. Amtrak retained the train when it took over most intercity passenger trains on May 1, 1971.

From December 17, 1971, to April 15, 1972, and September 10, 1972, to April 27, 1973, theSilver Meteor bypassed Jacksonville, running over theGross Cutoff betweenGross near theGeorgia state line andBaldwin. Between November 14, 1971, and January 16, 1972, theSilver Meteor made a major shift in its route, shifting from its traditional path on the old SAL mainline via Raleigh and Columbia to the old ACL mainline throughFlorence andCharleston, South Carolina.^[8][9] Between June 11 and September 10, 1972, theSilver Meteor was extended toBoston and called theMeteor. Service to St. Petersburg returned with the train splitting atAuburndale, Florida.

On several occasions during the 1970s, theSilver Meteor was combined with theChampion, the main rival of theSilver Meteor until the SCL merger. In the summer of 1972, Amtrak split the trains in Savannah, with theChampion continuing to St. Petersburg and theMeteor continuing to Miami. They were combined again for the summers of 1975, 1976, and 1977, splitting in Jacksonville. Finally, in 1979, theChampion was permanently consolidated into theSilver Meteor as its St. Petersburg section. Although theChampion name was preserved for a time,^[10] it disappeared with the October 1, 1979, timetable.

On September 30, 1979, theSilver Meteor was rerouted betweenSavannah and Jacksonville over the formerAtlantic Coast Line Railroad route due to the abandonment of the old SAL route. On January 31, 1984, theSilver Meteor's Florida west coast terminus was cut back from St. Petersburg toTampa, ending almost 100 years of rail passenger service to St. Petersburg. By October 26, 1986, theSilver Meteor had shifted to the old ACL route north of Savannah, as the abandonment of the SAL route north of Raleigh affected only theSilver Star. On June 11, 1988, the tracks betweenColeman andAuburndale, Florida were abandoned, then removed to create theGeneral James A. Van Fleet State Trail, shifting the Miami section west toLakeland.

By the end of 1988, theSilver Meteor's Miami section had train numbers 97 and 98, while the Tampa section had train numbers 87 and 88. The Tampa section (87 and 88) was discontinued in 1994, and the Miami section (97 and 98) was rerouted throughOrlando, and are still used today.^[11]

The best timing for Amtrak'sSilver Meteor between Miami and New York City was 27 hours in 2008; SAL's first edition took 25 hours in 1939. Late trains often add more hours to today's schedules, most often caused by freight delays.

In the January 2011 issue ofTrains Magazine, this route was listed as one of five routes to be looked at by Amtrak in FY 2011, as the previous five routes (Sunset,Eagle,Zephyr,Capitol, andCardinal) were examined in FY 2010.^[12]

In October 2019, theSilver Meteor's dining car discontinued serving freshly cooked meals in a traditional, restaurant-style setting, otherwise known as "traditional dining." Amtrak introduced the "flexible dining" system to theSilver Meteor, which includes pre-prepared meals heated in either a convection oven or a microwave oven at the time of purchase.^[13] In aRail Passengers Association webinar that took place on November 16, 2022, Amtrak's vice president of long-distance service revealed that traditional dining service was planned to be reintroduced on theSilver Meteor and theSilver Star in early 2023.^[14] Following this announcement, beginning on northbound train 92 on March 15, 2023, traditional dining was reintroduced to theSilver Star in the form of a 3-month pilot program gauged to test the success of the service.^[15] Southbound train 91 received the pilot on March 17. On June 24, 2023, traditional dining service was formally launched on theSilver Meteor on northbound train 98, and the pilot program on theSilver Star was replaced by a permanent service.^[16][17] Southbound train 97 received traditional dining on June 26. However, coach passengers were not allowed access to the dining car on either theSilver Meteor orSilver Star, unlike on Amtrak's westernlong-distance trains. Shortly after the formal rollout in another interview with the Rail Passengers Association, Amtrak's vice president of long-distance service stated that Coach Class access to the dining car was planned to be allowed by the end of 2023,^[18] however by January 2024 coach passengers still did not have access. On March 4, 2024, dining car access was finally expanded to coach passengers, mirroring service on Amtrak's western long-distance trains.^[19]

Since 2012, issues have prevented Amtrak from moving from theircurrent station to theMiami Intermodal Center (MIC), primarily regarding the length of the platforms and lease agreements. Amtrak argued that the platforms were insufficient in length, as extra cars are normally added to theSilver Meteor andSilver Star during the winter season to accommodate increased demand.^[20] Tri-Rail began serving the MIC on April 5, 2015,^[21] and Greyhound began using the station on June 24, 2015.^[22] Amtrak had been expected to move to the MIC by the Fall of 2016, but in 2018 Amtrak rejected the terms of a lease agreement with FDOT and said it had no plans to move to the MIC.^[23] In 2021, Amtrak reached out to FDOT to begin negotiations again for utilization of the MIC, and in February 2022, negotiations officially restarted.^[24] Later in March 2022, a test train operated into and out of the station and proved that the platforms are sufficient in length to hold a standard 10 car train.^[25] However, the platforms are not long enough to accommodate an 11 to 12 car train, which could be possible in the winter months. In September 2022, Amtrak management announced that it had restarted lease negotiations with FDOT regarding the use and maintenance of the terminal. However, one issue is the deadheading move that will need to occur between the MIC and Hialeah. Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner stated, "The company is evaluating technical and operational aspects of the move."^[26] In an Amtrak Public Board Meeting Q&A on December 1, 2022, it was revealed that Amtrak was in the final stages of its preparations for relocating from their current Miami station, and had planned to relocate to the MIC in 2023.^[27] However, additional track area would need to be constructed for the Amtrak trains to turn back north,^[28] and by 2024 Amtrak had no date indicated for when service will start at the MIC.^[29] Amtrak then unexpectedly reversed course in December 2024, sending a short letter to transportation officials negotiating the station lease's final details. The letter said Amtrak was no longer interested in running trains to the station and had determined that operating its trains from the station would be too expensive.^[30][31]

On November 10, 2024, theSilver Star was merged with theCapitol Limited as the Chicago–Washington–MiamiFloridian, leaving theSilver Meteor as the only New York City–Miami route.^[32]

On July 6, 2020,Amtrak reduced the frequency of this train to four times per week as opposed to daily due to the impact of ridership from the worldwideCOVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.^[33] SouthboundSilver Meteor trains departed New York Monday through Thursday, whileSilver Star trains departed Friday through Sunday. Similarly, northboundSilver Meteor trains departed Miami Sunday through Wednesday, whileSilver Star trains departed Miami on Thursday through Saturday.^[34] Both trains resumed daily services on June 7, 2021, after additional Amtrak funding was included in theAmerican Rescue Plan Act of 2021.^[35]

From January 24 to October 14, 2022, theSilver Meteor was suspended due to theOmicron variant surge of the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on staffing and equipment availability. During this period, theSilver Meteor's sister train, theSilver Star, continued to operate. Additional coach and sleeping car capacity was added to theSilver Star, creating a train that carried as many as six coaches and five sleepers. During this period, theSilver Star provided once-daily service to stations normally served by trains between New York and Rocky Mount, NC, and Savannah and Miami. Furthermore, a stop was temporarily added atJesup, Georgia, usually only served by theSilver Meteor. Once-daily service remained available toSilver Meteor stations between Rocky Mount, North Carolina and Savannah via the daily daytimePalmetto, which operates between New York and Savannah.^[36] TheSilver Meteor's resumption date was pushed back a total of six times. Originally scheduled to return on March 27, it was pushed back to May 23, September 11, and finally, October 3. However,Hurricane Ian caused extensive damage to theCentral Florida Rail Corridor in late September, which Amtrak uses to get to central and southern Florida. In response, Amtrak pushed the suspension back to October 6, then to October 11, and finally to October 14 after the full extent of the damage became apparent.^[37]

The originalSilver Meteor used lightweight cars built by theBudd Company. Three consists were needed for a daily train between New York and Miami; each had abaggage-dormitory-coach (22 seats), three 60-seat coaches, a tavern-lounge-coach (30 seats), adining car, and a coach-observation-lounge (48 seats). ThePennsylvania Railroad owned some of the coaches. Budd delivered more cars in November–December 1940, allowing daily service to St. Petersburg: three baggage-dormitory-coaches (18 seats), seven 56-seat coaches, two dining cars, and three coach-buffet-observation cars (30 seats).^[38]

By the early 1960s, the SAL'sSilver Meteor typically had 17 cars or more, consisting of nine Pullman sleeping cars, including its highly touted glass-topped Sun Lounge introduced in 1956, several coaches, two dining cars, and an observation car with a tavern and lounge.^[39] The train began using rebuiltHeritage Fleet equipment in 1981.^[40]: 78

TheSilver Meteor now uses Amtrak's standard long-distance single-level equipment:Viewliner baggage cars, Viewliner sleeping cars, Viewliner dining cars,Amfleet café-lounges and Amfleet coaches. AnACS-64 electric locomotive is used between New York City and Washington, D.C., while two diesel-electric locomotives, eitherGE P42DC orSiemens ALC-42 locomotives, are used for power south of Washington, D.C. Amtrak began replacing the older P42DC locomotives with ALC-42 locomotives in 2023.^[41]

A typicalSilver Meteor consist as of January 2025 is made up of:^[42]

• ACS-64 locomotive (New York–Washington)
• P42DC or ALC-42 locomotive (Washington–Miami)
• P42DC or ALC-42 locomotive (Washington–Miami)
• Amfleet II Coach
• Amfleet II Coach
• Amfleet II Coach
• Amfleet II Coach
• Amfleet II Café/Lounge Car
• Viewliner II Dining Car
• Viewliner I/II Sleeping Car
• Viewliner I/II Sleeping Car
• Viewliner I/II Sleeping Car
• Viewliner II Baggage Car

TheSilver Meteor operates over a combination of Amtrak andCSX Transportation trackage:^{[citation needed]}

• New York –Washington D.C. (Amtrak)
  • Northeast Corridor:
• Washington D.C. –DeLand, Florida (CSXT)
  • RF&P Subdivision
  • Richmond Terminal Subdivision
  • North End Subdivision
  • South End Subdivision
  • Charleston Subdivision
  • Savannah Subdivision
  • Nahunta Subdivision
  • Jacksonville Terminal Subdivision
  • Sanford Subdivision
• DeLand -Poinciana, Florida (SunRail)
  • Central Florida Rail Corridor
• Poinciana -Mangonia Park, Florida (CSXT)
  • Carters Subdivision
  • Auburndale Subdivision
  • Miami Subdivision
• Mangonia Park -Miami, Florida (Tri-Rail)
  • South Florida Rail Corridor

TheSilver Meteor uses the same route as theFloridian between Washington and Miami save for two segments:Selma, North Carolina –Savannah, Georgia, andKissimmee, Florida –Winter Haven, Florida.^[43] Between Selma and Savannah, theFloridian travels inland over theCSX S-Line to serve the Carolinas' state capitals of Raleigh and Columbia, while theSilver Meteor travels closer to the coast on theCSX A-Line and servesFayetteville, North Carolina andCharleston, South Carolina. Between Kissimmee and Winter Haven, theSilver Meteor turns south to go directly to Miami atAuburndale, Florida, while theFloridian continues west toLakeland, Florida and Tampa before coming back to Auburndale and turning south to Miami. In addition to these diversions, betweenSebring, Florida andWest Palm Beach, Florida, theSilver Meteor makes no intermediate stops, while theFloridian makes an additional stop atOkeechobee, Florida. Inversely, between Savannah andJacksonville, Florida, theSilver Meteor makes an additional stop atJesup, Georgia, while theFloridian makes no intermediate stops.^[43] The daytimePalmetto operates from New York to Savannah over the same route as theSilver Meteor, allowing cities in the Carolinas and Virginia on the route of theSilver Meteor to have service during the day.^[44]

In its present form, the southboundSilver Meteor leaves New York in mid-afternoon, arriving in Washington at dinner time and traveling overnight through Virginia and the Carolinas for arrival at breakfast time the following morning in Savannah, rush hour in Jacksonville, lunchtime in Orlando, and early evening in Miami. Northbound trains leave Miami just before rush hour, arriving in central Florida at lunchtime and Jacksonville in the late afternoon and dinner time in Savannah, then passing through the Carolinas and Virginia overnight for arrival at breakfast-time in Washington, mid-morning in Philadelphia and lunchtime in New York.

Like other long-distance trains operating on the Northeast Corridor, local travel between NEC stations is prohibited on theSilver Meteor. Northbound trains only stop to discharge passengers fromAlexandria, Virginia northward, and southbound trains only stop to receive passengers fromNewark, New Jersey to Washington. This policy is in place to keep seats available for passengers making more extended trips. Passengers wanting to travel locally must use the more frequentNortheast Regional orAcela trains. Additionally, theSilver Meteor, like theFloridian, does not allow local travel between West Palm Beach and Miami. Southbound trains only discharge passengers, while northbound trains only stop to receive passengers bound for points beyond West Palm Beach. This is due to the availability ofTri-Rail, South Florida's commuter rail system.

State	Town/City	Station	Connections
New York	New York City	New York Penn Station	Amtrak (long-distance):Cardinal,Crescent,Lake Shore Limited,Palmetto Amtrak (intercity):Acela,Adirondack,Berkshire Flyer,Carolinian,Empire Service,Ethan Allen Express,Keystone Service,Maple Leaf,Northeast Regional,Pennsylvanian,Vermonter LIRR:■ City Terminal Zone,■ Port Washington Branch NJ Transit:■ North Jersey Coast Line,■ Northeast Corridor Line,■ Gladstone Branch,■ Montclair–Boonton Line,■ Morristown Line NYC Subway:​​​​ PATH:HOB-33JSQ-33JSQ-33 (via HOB) MTA Bus Intercity bus:FlixBus
New Jersey	Newark	Newark Penn Station	Amtrak:Acela,Cardinal,Carolinian,Crescent,Keystone Service,Northeast Regional,Palmetto,Pennsylvanian,Vermonter NJ Transit:■ North Jersey Coast Line,■ Northeast Corridor Line,■ Raritan Valley Line PATH:NWK-WTC Newark Light Rail NJ Transit Bus Intercity bus:Greyhound,FlixBus
	Trenton	Trenton	Amtrak:Cardinal,Carolinian,Crescent,Keystone Service,Northeast Regional,Palmetto,Pennsylvanian,Vermonter NJ Transit:■ Northeast Corridor Line,■ River Line SEPTA Regional Rail:■ Trenton Line NJ Transit Bus,SEPTA Suburban Bus
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	30th Street Station	Amtrak:Acela,Cardinal,Carolinian,Crescent,Keystone Service,Northeast Regional,Palmetto,Pennsylvanian,Vermonter SEPTA Regional Rail:all routes NJ Transit:■ Atlantic City Line SEPTA Metro: SEPTA City Bus,SEPTA Suburban Bus,NJ Transit Bus Intercity bus:Martz Trailways,Peter Pan
Delaware	Wilmington	Wilmington	Amtrak:Acela,Cardinal,Carolinian,Crescent,Northeast Regional,Palmetto,Vermonter SEPTA Regional Rail:■ Wilmington/​Newark Line DART First State Intercity bus:Greyhound Lines
Maryland	Baltimore	Penn Station	Amtrak:Acela,Cardinal,Carolinian,Crescent,Northeast Regional,Palmetto,Vermonter MARC:■ Penn Line Light RailLink MTA Maryland,Charm City Circulator
District of Columbia	Washington	Washington Union Station	Amtrak:Acela,Cardinal,Carolinian,Crescent,Floridian,Northeast Regional,Palmetto,Vermonter,Amtrak Thruway toCharlottesville,Virginia MARC:■ Brunswick Line,■ Camden Line,■ Penn Line VRE:■ Manassas Line,■ Fredericksburg Line Metro:Red Line DC Streetcar:H Street/Benning Road Line Metrobus,MTA Maryland,Loudoun County Transit,OmniRide Intercity bus:Greyhound,BestBus,FlixBus,Peter Pan,OurBus
Virginia	Alexandria	Alexandria	Amtrak:Cardinal,Carolinian,Crescent,Floridian,Northeast Regional,Palmetto VRE:■ Fredericksburg Line,■ Manassas Line Metro:Blue Line,Yellow Line Metrobus,DASH
	Fredericksburg	Fredericksburg	Amtrak:Carolinian,Northeast Regional VRE:■ Fredericksburg Line Fredericksburg Regional Transit
	Richmond	Richmond Staples Mill Road	Amtrak:Carolinian,Floridian,Northeast Regional,Palmetto,Amtrak Thruway toCharlottesville, Virginia Greater Richmond Transit Company
	Ettrick	Petersburg	Amtrak:Carolinian,Floridian,Northeast Regional,Palmetto
North Carolina	Rocky Mount	Rocky Mount	Amtrak:Carolinian,Floridian,Palmetto Tar River Transit Intercity bus:Greyhound Lines
	Fayetteville	Fayetteville	Amtrak:Palmetto
South Carolina	Florence	Florence	Amtrak:Palmetto
	Kingstree	Kingstree	Amtrak:Palmetto
	North Charleston	North Charleston	Amtrak:Palmetto Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority, Southeastern Stages
	Yemassee	Yemassee	Amtrak:Palmetto
Georgia	Savannah	Savannah	Amtrak:Floridian,Palmetto
	Jesup	Jesup
Florida	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Amtrak:Floridian,Amtrak Thruway toWaldo,Ocala,Gainesville,The Villages,Wildwood,Dade City,Lakeland JTA Bus
	Palatka	Palatka	Amtrak:Floridian The Ride Solution
	DeLand	DeLand	Amtrak:Floridian,Amtrak Thruway toDaytona Beach SunRail Votran
	Winter Park	Winter Park	Amtrak:Floridian SunRail LYNX Bus
	Orlando	Orlando	Amtrak:Floridian,Amtrak Thruway toLakeland,Tampa,St. Petersburg,Bradenton,Sarasota,Port Charlotte,Fort Myers SunRail LYNX Bus
	Kissimmee	Kissimmee	Amtrak:Floridian SunRail LYNX Bus Intercity bus:Greyhound Lines
	Winter Haven	Winter Haven	Amtrak:Floridian
	Sebring	Sebring	Amtrak:Floridian
	West Palm Beach	West Palm Beach	Amtrak:Floridian Tri-Rail Brightline(atWest Palm Beach) Palm Tran,Tri-Rail Commuter Connector,West Palm Beach Downtown Trolley Intercity bus:Greyhound Lines
	Delray Beach	Delray Beach	Amtrak:Floridian Tri-Rail Palm Tran, Downtown Connector
	Deerfield Beach	Deerfield Beach	Amtrak:Floridian Tri-Rail Broward County Transit,Tri-Rail Commuter Connector
	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale	Amtrak:Floridian Tri-Rail Broward County Transit,Metrobus, Sun Trolley,Tri-Rail Commuter Connector
	Hollywood	Hollywood	Amtrak:Floridian Tri-Rail Broward County Transit, Hallandale Beach Community Bus
	Miami	Miami	Amtrak:Floridian Metrobus

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