Silver Star (Amtrak)
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For the luxury train that ran in New Zealand also called the Silver Star, see Silver Star (NZR).
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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Station stops
The Silver Star operates as train numbers 91 southbound and 92 northbound, making the following station stops:
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| Amtrak routes |
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| Northeast
Acela Express - Adirondack - Auto Train - Capitol Limited - Cardinal - Carolinian - Crescent - Downeaster - Empire Service - Ethan Allen Express - Keystone Service - Lake Shore Limited - Maple Leaf - Metroliner - Palmetto - Pennsylvanian - Regional - Silver Meteor - Silver Star - Vermonter |
| South
Auto Train - Carolinian - City of New Orleans - Crescent - Palmetto - Piedmont - Heartland Flyer - Silver Meteor - Silver Star - Sunset Limited - Texas Eagle |
