The ''Silver Meteor'' is a

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operated by

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between

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and

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. Introduced in 1939 as the first diesel-powered

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between New York and Florida, it was the flagship train of the

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and one of its flagship trains of its successor, the Seaboard Coast Line. It was handed to Amtrak when it took over intercity rail service in 1971. The train is part of Amtrak's '' Silver Service'' brand, along with its sister train, the ''

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'', SAL’s other former flagship streamliner. The two trains are the remnants of the numerous long-distance trains that operated between Florida and New York for most of the 20th century. During

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2019, the ''Silver Meteor'' carried 353,466 passengers, an increase of 4.9% from FY2018. In FY2016, the train had a total revenue of $36,652,426, a decrease of 4.7% from FY2015.

History

The

(SAL) inaugurated the ''Silver Meteor'' on February 2, 1939. The name was selected via contest, with 30 people among 76,000 entrants proposing the winning name. It was the first diesel-powered streamliner to Florida, and its introduction prompted its competitor, the

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to introduce its own New York-Florida streamliner, the ''

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'', in December 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 from

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, but from the

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station at the

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. The train used seven new cars manufactured by the

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. The original schedule took 25 hours. The

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carried the train from New York to Washington along its main line–now the

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–under a

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. Between Washington and Richmond it used the

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, jointly owned by the SAL and five other railroads. From Richmond south SAL's own track was used via

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, and

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and

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. Until the late 1960s the ''Silver Meteor'' split at Wildwood, Florida, with one section continuing to Miami, and the other to St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Venice on Florida's west coast. The SAL merged with the

(ACL) to form the

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(SCL) in 1967, and in 1968 the new railroad reshuffled the Florida streamliners. The ''Silver Meteor'' lost its west coast section and began serving Miami only. The Pennsylvania Railroad merged with the

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to form

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in 1968, which inherited the longstanding haulage agreement for the ''Silver Meteor.'' Amtrak retained the train when it took over most intercity passenger trains on May 1, 1971.

Amtrak era

From December 17, 1971, to April 15, 1972, and September 10, 1972, to April 27, 1973, the ''Silver Meteor'' bypassed Jacksonville, running over the

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between Gross near the

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state line and Baldwin. Between November 14, 1971 and January 16, 1972, the ''Silver Meteor'' made the major shift in its route, shifting from its traditional path on the old SAL mainline via Raleigh and Columbia to the old ACL mainline through

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and

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. Between June 11 and September 10, 1972 the ''Silver Meteor'' was extended to

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and called the ''Meteor''. Service to St. Petersburg returned with the train splitting at Auburndale, FL. On several occasions during the 1970s, the ''Silver Meteor'' was combined with the ''Champion'', the main rival of the ''Silver Meteor'' up until the SCL merger. In the summer of 1972, Amtrak split the trains in Savannah, with the ''Champion'' continuing to St. Petersburg and the ''Meteor'' continuing to Miami. They were combined again for the summers of 1975, 1976 and 1977, splitting in Jacksonville. Finally, in 1979, the ''Champion'' was permanently consolidated into the ''Silver Meteor'' as its St. Petersburg section. Although the ''Champion'' name was preserved for a time, it disappeared with the October 1, 1979 timetable. On September 30, 1979 the ''Silver Meteor'' was rerouted between

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and Jacksonville over the former

route, due to the abandonment of the old SAL route. On January 31, 1984 the ''Silver Meteor's'' Florida west coast terminus was cut back from St. Petersburg to

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, ending almost 100 years of rail passenger service to St. Petersburg. By October 26, 1986 the ''Silver Meteor'' had shifted to the old ACL route north of Savannah, as the abandonment of the SAL route north of Raleigh affected only the ''

''. On June 11, 1988 the tracks between Coleman and Auburndale, Florida were abandoned, then removed to create the General James A. Van Fleet State Trail, shifting the Miami section west to Lakeland. By the end of 1988, the ''Silver 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 through

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, and are still used today. The best timing for Amtrak's ''Silver 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 of ''Trains'' 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'', and ''Cardinal'') were examined in FY 2010. In October of 2019, the ''Silver 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 the ''Silver Meteor'', which consists of pre-prepared meals which are then heated in either a convection oven or a microwave oven at the time of purchase. In a

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webinar that took place on November 16, 2022, Amtrak's vice president of long-distance service revealed that traditional dining service is planned to be reintroduced on the ''Silver Meteor'' and the ''Silver Star'' in early 2023.

COVID-19 pandemic

On July 6, 2020,

reduced the frequency of this train to four times per week as opposed to daily due to the impact of ridership from the worldwide

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Coronavirus pandemic. Southbound ''Silver Meteor'' trains departed New York Monday through Thursday, while ''Silver Star'' trains departed Friday through Sunday. Similarly, northbound ''Silver Meteor'' trains departed Miami Sunday through Wednesday, while ''Silver Star'' trains departed Miami on Thursday through Saturday. Both trains resumed daily services on June 7, 2021, after additional Amtrak funding was included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. In 2021, Amtrak reached out to FDOT to begin negotiations again for utilization of the

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. This comes after years of disagreement over the platform length at the MIC, as Amtrak normally adds cars to the ''Silver Meteor'' and ''Silver Star'' during the winter season to accommodate increased demand. In February 2022, negotiations restarted between FDOT and Amtrak. 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. 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 use and maintenance of the terminal. One issue however, is the deadheading move that will need to take place between the MIC and Hialeah. Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner has stated that "the company is evaluating technical and operational aspects of the move." From January 24 to October 14, 2022, the ''Silver Meteor'' was suspended due to the Omicron variant surge of the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on staffing and equipment availability. During this period, the ''Silver Meteor's'' sister train, the ''Silver Star'', continued to operate. Additional coach and sleeping car capacity was added to the ''Silver Star'', creating a train that carried as many as six coaches and five sleepers. The ''Silver Star'' provided once-daily service to stations normally served by both trains between New York and Rocky Mount, NC as well as between Savannah and Miami during this period. Furthermore, a stop was temporarily added at Jesup, Georgia, which is usually only served by the ''Silver Meteor''. Once-daily service remained available to ''Silver Meteor'' stations between Rocky Mount, North Carolina and Savannah via the daily daytime ''Palmetto'', which operates between New York and Savannah. The ''Silver 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, then September 11, and finally October 3. However,

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caused extensive damage to the Central Florida Rail Corridor in late September, which Amtrak uses to get to central and southern Florida. Amtrak in response pushed the suspension back to October 6, then to October 11, and finally October 14 after the full extent of the damage became apparent.

Equipment

The original ''Silver Meteor'' used lightweight cars built by the

. Three consists were needed for a daily train between New York and Miami; each had a baggage-dormitory-coach (22 seats), three 60-seat coaches, a tavern-lounge-coach (30 seats), a

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, and a coach-

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-lounge (48 seats). Some of the coaches were owned by the

. 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). By the early 1960s, the SAL's ''Silver 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 tavern."Equipment of Through Main Line and Local Trains", ''Seaboard Railroad Time Tables'' (December 16, 1961), p. 5. The ''Silver 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. An

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electric locomotive is used between New York City and Washington, D.C, while two

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diesel electric locomotives are used for power south of Washington, D.C. A typical ''Silver Meteor'' consist as of June 2021 includes: * 1 ACS-64 engine (New York–Washington) * 2 P42DC engines (Washington–Miami) * 2-4 Amfleet II Coaches * 1 Amfleet II Cafe/Lounge * 1 Viewliner II Diner * 2-3 Viewliner I/II Sleepers * 1 Viewliner II Baggage Car or Baggage-Dormitory Car

Route details

The ''Silver Meteor'' operates over a combination of Amtrak and

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trackage: * New York – Washington D.C. (Amtrak) **

: * Washington D.C. – DeLand, FL (CSXT) ** RF&P Subdivision **

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** North End Subdivision **

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* DeLand - Poinciana, FL (SunRail) ** Central Florida Rail Corridor * Poinciana - Mangonia Park, FL (CSXT) ** Carters Subdivision **

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* Mangonia Park - Miami, FL (Tri-Rail) ** South Florida Rail Corridor The ''Silver Meteor'' uses the same route as the ''

''the other train in the '' Silver Service'' brandexcluding two segments, Selma, NC – Savannah, GA and

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– Winter Haven, FL. Between Selma and Savannah, the ''Silver Star'' takes an inland route over the

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to serve the Carolinas' state capitals of Raleigh and Columbia, while the ''Silver Meteor'' stays closer to the coast on the

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and serves Fayetteville, NC and

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. At Auburndale, FL, the ''Silver Meteor'' turns south to go directly Miami, while the ''Silver Star'' continues west to Lakeland, FL and Tampa, before coming back to Auburndale and turning south to Miami. In addition to these diversions, between Sebring, FL and

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, the ''Silver Meteor'' makes no intermediate stops, while the ''Silver Star'' makes an additional stop at Okeechobee, FL. Inversely, between Savannah, GA and Jacksonville, FL, the ''Silver Meteor'' makes an additional stop at Jesup, GA, while the ''Silver Star'' makes no intermediate stops. The daytime '' Palmetto'' uses the same route as the ''Silver Meteor'' but terminates in Savannah. In its present form, the southbound ''Silver 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 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 not allowed on the ''Silver Meteor''. Northbound trains only stop to discharge passengers from

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northward, and southbound trains only stop to receive passengers from

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to Washington. This policy is in place to keep seats available for passengers making longer trips. Passengers wanting to travel locally must use the more frequent ''

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'' or ''

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'' trains. Additionally, the ''Silver Meteor,'' like the ''Silver Star,'' does not allow local travel between West Palm Beach and Miami. Southbound trains only stop to discharge passengers, while northbound trains only stop to receive passengers bound for points beyond West Palm Beach. This is due to the availability of Tri-Rail, South Florida's commuter rail system.

Station stops

References

*Mike Schafer, Amtrak's atlas, ''

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'' June 1991
PRR ChronologyAmtrak timetable, November 14, 1971Amtrak timetable, late 1988
(Northeast Corridor only)

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