SILVER STAR (AMTRAK)

The '''Silver Star''' is a 1522-mile (2449 km) passenger train route in the ''Silver Service'' brand operated by Amtrak, running from New York City south to Miami, Florida via the Northeast Corridor to Washington, DC, then via: Richmond, Virginia; Raleigh, North Carolina; Columbia, South Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; Jacksonville, Florida; Orlando, Florida; and Tampa, Florida. The ''Silver Star'' shares much of its track with the ''Silver Meteor'', which runs further east through North Carolina and South Carolina and bypasses Tampa.

Contents

History

Consist details

Route details

Station stops

External links

History

The ''Silver Star'' was originally a service of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, running from New York to Miami and later also St. Petersburg (beyond Tampa). It was inaugurated December 12, 1947 to replace the ''Advance Silver Meteor''.
Until November 1, 2004 the ''Silver Star'' bypassed Tampa, which was served by the ''Palmetto''. The ''Palmetto'' was truncated to Savannah, Georgia at that time, and the ''Silver Star'' was rerouted to serve Tampa. The former segment of ''Palmetto'' between Jacksonville and Lakeland is now served by a Thruway Motorcoach bus connection to the ''Silver Star''.

Consist details

As of June, 2001, an ordinary consist for the "Silver Star" is as such:

★ E60 engine (replaced with two P42s for non-electric trackage)

★ 1500-series MHC car

★ Heritage Fleet baggage car

★ Heritage Fleet crew dorm (rebuilt from a 10/6 sleeper)

★ Viewliner sleeper

★ Viewliner sleeper

★ Viewliner sleeper

★ Heritage Fleet diner

★ Amfleet II café

★ Amfleet II coach

★ Amfleet II coach

★ Amfleet II coach

★ Amfleet II coach

★ Amfleet II coach

★ 1500-series MHC car
'- UPDATE -'
As of August, 2007, an ordinary consist for the "Silver Star" is as such:

★ HHP-8 engine (replaced with a P42 for non-electric trackage)

★ Baggage car rebuilt from a Heritage Fleet coach

★ Viewliner sleeper

★ Viewliner sleeper

★ Heritage Fleet diner

★ Amfleet II café

★ Amfleet II coach

★ Amfleet II coach

★ Amfleet II coach

★ Amfleet II coach

Route details

The ''Silver Star'' operates over Amtrak, CSX Transportation, and Norfolk Southern Railway trackage:

★ Amtrak Northeast Corridor, New York to Washington

★ CSX Landover Subdivision, RF&P Subdivision, Richmond Terminal Subdivision, North End Subdivision, and South End Subdivision, Washington to Selma

★ NS, Selma to Raleigh

★ CSX Aberdeen Subdivision, Hamlet Terminal Subdivision, Hamlet Subdivision, Columbia Subdivision, Savannah Subdivision, Nahunta Subdivision, Jacksonville Terminal Subdivision, Sanford Subdivision, Lakeland Subdivision, and Tampa Terminal Subdivision, Raleigh to Tampa

★ CSX Auburndale Subdivision and Miami Subdivision, Auburndale to Miami
South from Jacksonville to Palatka, the train travels along St. Johns River.

Station stops

The ''Silver Star'' operates as train numbers 91 southbound and 92 northbound, making the following station stops:

★ New York

★ Newark

★ Trenton

★ Philadelphia

★ Wilmington

★ Baltimore

★ Washington

★ Alexandria

★ Richmond Staples Mill Road

★ Petersburg

★ Rocky Mount

★ Raleigh

★ Cary

★ Southern Pines

★ Hamlet

★ Camden

★ Columbia

★ Denmark

★ Savannah

★ Jacksonville

★ Palatka

★ DeLand

★ Winter Park

★ Orlando

★ Kissimmee

★ Lakeland (to/from the north only)

★ Tampa

★ Lakeland (to/from the south only)

★ Winter Haven

★ Sebring

★ Okeechobee

★ West Palm Beach

★ Delray Beach

★ Deerfield Beach

★ Fort Lauderdale

★ Hollywood

★ Miami

External links

★ Amtrak - ''Silver Service / Palmetto''