Silver Star

Silver Star
Southbound Silver Star in downtown Orlando, Florida
Info
Type	Inter-city rail
System	Amtrak
Termini	New York, NY to Miami, FL via Columbia, SC
Operation
Opened	May 1, 1971
Owner	Amtrak, CSX, Norfolk Southern (track)
Operator(s)	Amtrak
Technical
Line length	1522-mile (2449 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map

Amtrak Silver Star route
Legend Distance Station 0 New York City (subway) New York/New Jersey border North River Tunnels 10 mi (16 km) Newark (PATH) 58 mi (93 km) Trenton (River Line) New Jersey/Pennsylvania border 91 mi (146 km) Philadelphia (SEPTA) Pennsylvania/Delaware border 116 mi (187 km) Wilmington Delaware/Maryland border 185 mi (298 km) Baltimore (Light Rail) Maryland/District of Columbia border 225 mi (362 km) Washington, DC (METRO) District of Columbia/Virginia border 234 mi (377 km) Alexandria 334 mi (538 km) Richmond 362 mi (583 km) Petersburg Virginia/North Carolina border 460 mi (740 km) Rocky Mount 530 mi (853 km) Raleigh 538 mi (866 km) Cary 598 mi (962 km) Southern Pines 626 mi (1,007 km) Hamlet North Carolina/South Carolina border 700 mi (1,127 km) Camden 733 mi (1,180 km) Columbia 782 mi (1,259 km) Denmark South Carolina/Georgia border 870 mi (1,400 km) Savannah Georgia/Florida border 1,018 mi (1,638 km) Jacksonville 1,076 mi (1,732 km) Palatka 1,128 mi (1,815 km) DeLand 1,160 mi (1,867 km) Winter Park 1,165 mi (1,875 km) Orlando 1,183 mi (1,904 km) Kissimmee 1,233 mi (1,984 km) Lakeland 1,296 mi (2,086 km) Lakeland (stops here twice) 1,264 mi (2,034 km) Tampa 1,312 mi (2,111 km) Winter Haven 1,353 mi (2,177 km) Sebring 1,395 mi (2,245 km) Okeechobee 1,456 mi (2,343 km) West Palm Beach 1,474 mi (2,372 km) Delray Beach 1,484 mi (2,388 km) Deerfield Beach 1,498 mi (2,411 km) Fort Lauderdale 1,506 mi (2,424 km) Hollywood 1,522 mi (2,449 km) Miami (Metrorail)

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.

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

Today's "Silver Star" consist is as such:

• 1 or 2 HHP-8 or AEM-7 engines (New York-Washington D.C.)
• 1 or 2 P42s (Washington D.C.-Miami)
• Baggage car
• 3-6 Amfleet II coaches
• Amfleet II café
• Heritage Fleet diner
• 2 Viewliner sleepers

Route details

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

• Amtrak Northeast Corridor, New York to Washington
• CSX 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.

Gallery

Silver Star in Tampa

Interior of Amfleet II Coach Class

Coach Class seats

Silver Star in Fort Lauderdale

Coach car in station at Fort Lauderdale with Tri-rail train behind

Cafe Car

References

External links

• Amtrak - Silver Service / Palmetto