Floridian (train)

For the previous service, see Floridian (train, 1971–1979).

Floridian
The Floridian leaving Chicago in November 2024
Overview
Predecessor	Capitol Limited Silver Star
First service	November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10)
Current operator(s)	Amtrak
Route
Termini	Chicago Miami
Stops	46
Distance travelled	2,076 miles (3,341 km)
Average journey time	47 hours
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	40, 41
On-board services
Class(es)	Coach, sleeper
Sleeping arrangements	Roomette (2 beds) Bedroom (2 beds) Bedroom suite (4 beds) Accessible bedroom (2 beds)
Catering facilities	Dining car, café
Technical
Rolling stock	GE Genesis and Siemens Charger locomotives Amfleet and Viewliner cars
Track owner(s)	Amtrak, CSXT, NS, CFRC, SFRTA
Route map mi 0 mi Chicago IL IN Wolverine to Pontiac Blue Water to Port Huron Pere Marquette to Grand Rapids Central Time Eastern Time 84 South Bend 101 Elkhart 156 Waterloo IN OH 234 Toledo 281 Sandusky 316 Elyria 341 Cleveland Lake Shore Limited to New York and Boston 397 Alliance OH PA 481 Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian to New York 541 Connellsville PA MD 634 Cumberland Potomac River MD WV WV MD MD WV 706 Martinsburg 725 Harpers Ferry Potomac River WV MD 764 Rockville MD DC Northeast Corridor 780 Washington, D.C. Potomac River DC VA 789 Alexandria Amtrak to Chicago, Roanoke, and New Orleans 889 Richmond Staples Mill Road Northeast Regional to Newport News 917 Petersburg Northeast Regional to Norfolk VA NC 1,015 Rocky Mount Silver Meteor 1,085 Raleigh Carolinian and Piedmont to Charlotte 1,093 Cary 1,153 Southern Pines 1,181 Hamlet NC SC 1,255 Camden 1,288 Columbia 1,337 Denmark Savannah River SC GA Silver Meteor 1,425 Savannah St. Marys River GA FL 1,573 Jacksonville 1,631 Palatka 1,683 DeLand 1,715 Winter Park 1,720 Orlando 1,738 Kissimmee 1,788 1,850 Lakeland 1,819 Tampa 1,867 Winter Haven 1,908 Sebring 1,950 Okeechobee 2,011 West Palm Beach 2,029 Delray Beach 2,039 Deerfield Beach 2,053 Fort Lauderdale 2,061 Hollywood 2,077 Miami

The Floridian is an Amtrak long-distance passenger train that operates daily between Chicago, Illinois, and Miami, Florida, via Washington, D.C.. Service officially began on November 10, 2024. The train was formed as a combination of two existing trains: the Capitol Limited, which operated overnight between Chicago and Washington, D.C., and the Silver Star, which operated overnight between New York City and Miami. Amtrak intends the train to be temporary, in response to planned rehabilitation work in the East River Tunnels, as well as a shortage of Superliner cars. It operates with single-level Amfleet and Viewliner passenger cars.

History

See also: Capitol Limited § History, and Silver Star (Amtrak train) § History

The Silver Star in North Carolina in 2009

Amtrak created the Capitol Limited in 1981 as a Washington section of the Chicago–New York Broadway Limited, with the split occurring in Pittsburgh. It became a fully separate train in 1986. The train gained bilevel Superliner cars in 1994. Amtrak inherited the Silver Star from the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad in 1971. Amtrak previously used the name Floridian for a Chicago–Miami service that ran from 1971 to 1979 via Louisville, Kentucky, Nashville, Tennessee, and Montgomery, Alabama.

Trains magazine speculated in July 2024 that Amtrak intended to combine the two trains, based on "circumstantial evidence gleaned from Amtrak’s booking site." Amtrak confirmed this speculation on September 23, 2024, announcing the temporary merger of the Capitol Limited and the Silver Star. The new train, called the Floridian, will use the entire route of the Capitol Limited between Chicago and Washington, D.C., and the route of the Silver Star between Washington, D.C. and Miami. The combined train will use single-level Amfleet and Viewliner cars from the Silver Star and carry the train numbers 40 and 41, which were previously assigned to the Three Rivers and Broadway Limited. Amtrak cited two reasons for the move: reducing the number of movements through the East River Tunnels during planned reconstruction work, and meanwhile freeing up Superliner cars for use on Western long-distance trains.

Equipment

The Floridian uses single-level Viewliner and Amfleet equipment, with a consist similar to that of the Silver Star. A typical Floridian has two GE P42DC or Siemens ALC-42 diesel locomotives, four Amfleet II coaches, an Amfleet cafe/lounge, a Viewliner diner, two Viewliner sleepers, and a Viewliner baggage car. Amtrak plans to add a third sleeper by March 2025.

Stations

State	City	Station
Illinois	Chicago	Chicago
Indiana	South Bend	South Bend
	Elkhart	Elkhart
	Waterloo	Waterloo
Ohio	Toledo	Toledo
	Sandusky	Sandusky
	Elyria	Elyria
	Cleveland	Cleveland
	Alliance	Alliance
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh
	Connellsville	Connellsville
Maryland	Cumberland	Cumberland
West Virginia	Martinsburg	Martinsburg
	Harpers Ferry	Harpers Ferry
Maryland	Rockville	Rockville
District of Columbia	Washington	Washington, D.C.
Virginia	Alexandria	Alexandria
	Richmond	Richmond Staples Mill Road
	Ettrick	Petersburg
North Carolina	Rocky Mount	Rocky Mount
	Raleigh	Raleigh
	Cary	Cary
	Southern Pines	Southern Pines
	Hamlet	Hamlet
South Carolina	Camden	Camden
	Columbia	Columbia
	Denmark	Denmark
Georgia	Savannah	Savannah
Florida	Jacksonville	Jacksonville
	Palatka	Palatka
	DeLand	DeLand
	Winter Park	Winter Park
	Orlando	Orlando
	Kissimmee	Kissimmee
	Lakeland	Lakeland
	Tampa	Tampa
	Winter Haven	Winter Haven
	Sebring	Sebring
	Okeechobee	Okeechobee
	West Palm Beach	West Palm Beach
	Delray Beach	Delray Beach
	Deerfield Beach	Deerfield Beach
	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale
	Hollywood	Hollywood
	Miami	Miami

External links

• Floridian – Amtrak