Silver Service

Silver Service is a brand applied by Amtrak to its long-distance trains running along the United States East Coast between New York City and Miami, Florida. It comprises two trains:[1]

• Silver Meteor
• Silver Star

Silver Service
Northeast Corridor to Boston New York City NY NJ North River Tunnels under Hudson River Newark Penn Trenton Delaware River NJ PA Philadelphia Cardinal, Keystone Service, Pennsylvanian PA DE Wilmington DE MD Baltimore MD DC Washington, D.C. Potomac River DC VA Alexandria Cardinal, Crescent Northeast Regional Fredericksburg Richmond Staples Mill Road Northeast Regional to Newport News Petersburg Northeast Regional to Norfolk VA NC Rocky Mount Raleigh Cary Carolinian and Piedmont to Charlotte Fayetteville Southern Pines Hamlet NC SC Florence Kingstree Camden Charleston Columbia Yemassee Denmark Savannah River SC GA Savannah Jesup St. Marys River GA FL Jacksonville Palatka DeLand Auto Train to Sanford Winter Park Orlando Kissimmee Lakeland Tampa Winter Haven Sebring Okeechobee West Palm Beach Delray Beach Deerfield Beach Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Miami All stations are accessible

The Silver Meteor passes through Odenton Station in 2014.

Amtrak Silver Service (interactive map)

The two services follow the same general path between New York City and Miami, but diverge between Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia. The Silver Meteor takes a more direct coastal route through Fayetteville, North Carolina and Florence and Charleston, South Carolina, while the Silver Star detours inland to serve the Carolinas' two state capitals, Raleigh, North Carolina and Columbia, South Carolina. The Silver Star also makes a detour to service Tampa, Florida.

The two trains were inherited from Seaboard Coast Line Railroad when Amtrak took over most intercity rail service in 1971.

Between 1982 and 1985 Amtrak operated a service called Silver Palm between Miami and Tampa.[2]

Until 1985, the Silver Star made its inland turn at Richmond, Virginia. However, with CSX, corporate successor of Seaboard Coast Line, abandoning this track in 1985, the Silver Star was rerouted to pass through Rocky Mount en route to Raleigh.

Between 1996 and 2002 Amtrak operated a third New York–Miami train under this brand named the Silver Palm.[3]

In the 1970s Amtrak used the brand Florida Fleet to include the Silver Meteor, Silver Star, and the now-discontinued Champion.[4]