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{{Short description|Former Amtrak service between New York and Florida}}
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{{Infobox rail service
| box_width          = 
| name               = ''Silver Star''
| image              = Amtrak Silver Star 92 in SOP.jpg
| image_width        = 300px
| caption            = The ''Silver Star'' at [[Southern Pines, North Carolina]], in 2009
| type               = [[Inter-city rail]]
| locale             = [[East Coast of the United States]]
| status             = Temporarily merged into the {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}
| predecessor        = 
| first              = December 12, 1947
| last               = November 9, 2024
| successor          = 
| formeroperator     = [[Amtrak]] (May 1, 1971 – November 9, 2024)<br /> [[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]] (December 12, 1947 - June 30, 1967)<br />[[Seaboard Coast Line Railroad]] (July 1, 1967 - April 30, 1971)<br />[[Pennsylvania Railroad]] (December 12, 1947 - January 31, 1968, haulage agreement)<br />[[Penn Central Transportation Company|Penn Central Transportation]] (February 1, 1968 - April 30, 1971, haulage agreement)
| ridership2         = {{Amtrak route ridership|Silver Star}}
| start              = {{amtk|New York City}}
| stops              = 38
| end                = {{amtk|Miami}}
| distance           = {{convert|1522|mi}}
| journeytime        = 31h 33m
| frequency          = Daily
| trainnumber        = 91, 92
| class              = Coach Class<br />Sleeper Service
| access             = All train cars, all stations
| sleeping           = {{Unbulleted list
   | Roomette (2 beds)
   | Bedroom (2 beds)
   | Bedroom Suite (4 beds)
   | Accessible Bedroom (2 beds)
   }}
| catering           = [[Viewliner|Dining car]], [[Amfleet#Cafes|Café]]
| observation        = 
| entertainment      = 
| baggage            = Overhead racks, checked baggage available at selected stations
| otherfacilities    = 
| stock              = [[Amfleet]], [[Viewliner]], [[GE Genesis]], [[ACS-64]], [[GE Dash 8-32BWH]]
| gauge              = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| el                 = 
| speed              = {{cvt|125|mph}} (top, [[Northeast Corridor|NEC]]) {{cvt|79|mph}} (top)
| owners             = Amtrak, [[CSX Transportation|CSXT]], [[Norfolk Southern|NS]], [[SunRail|CFRC]], [[Tri-Rail|SFRTA]]
| map                = {{Amtrak Silver Star}}
| map_state          = collapsed
}}

The '''''Silver Star''''' is a temporarily discontinued [[Long-distance Amtrak routes|long-distance]] [[passenger train]] operated by [[Amtrak]] on a {{convert|1522|mi|adj=on}} route between [[New York City]] and [[Miami, Florida|Miami]] via [[Washington, D.C.]]; [[Richmond, Virginia]]; [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]; [[Columbia, South Carolina]]; [[Savannah, Georgia]]; [[Jacksonville, Florida]]; and [[Tampa, Florida]].<ref name="timetable">{{Cite web |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/timetables/Silver-Service-Palmetto-Schedule-030419.pdf |title=Atlantic Coast Timetable |date=March 4, 2019 |website=Amtrak |access-date=April 25, 2019}}</ref> 

The ''Silver Star'' and its sister train in the ''[[Silver Service]]'' brand, the ''[[Silver Meteor]]'', are the descendants of numerous long-distance trains that operated between Florida and New York for most of the 20th century. On November 10, 2024, Amtrak temporarily combined the {{lnl|Amtrak|Capitol Limited}} and ''Silver Star'', producing a Chicago-Washington–Miami route, the {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}.

During [[fiscal year]] 2023, the ''Silver Star'' carried 351,732 passengers, a decrease of 19.1% from FY2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amtrak FY23 Ridership |url=https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Copy-of-FY23-Year-End-Ridership.pdf |access-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201135517/https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Copy-of-FY23-Year-End-Ridership.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> In November 2023, the train had a total revenue of $8.7 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=November 2023 Monthly Performance Report |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/monthlyperformancereports/2023/Amtrak-Monthly-Performance-Report-November-2023.pdf}}</ref>

== History ==
=== Background ===
[[File:PC 4936 (GG-1) leading the Silver Star at Seabrook, MD on March 23, 1969.jpg|thumb|left|The northbound ''Silver Star'' passing through Seabrook, Maryland in 1969]]
The ''Silver Star'' was originally a service of the [[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]] (SAL), running from New York to Miami and later also [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]] (beyond Tampa). It was previously known as the ''Advance Silver Meteor'', and was renamed on December 12, 1947, after the name was chosen by SAL in a contest.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022|reason=Needs a primary source}} From 1947 to 1948, it was winter-only and did not appear in summer timetables.<ref>Seaboard Air Line Railroad Timetables, June 15, 1948</ref>  By 1949, however, it was a year-round train.<ref>'Official Guide of the Railways, August 1949, Seaboard Air Line Railroad section, Tables 1, 3, 6</ref> Its main Miami-bound route went through the interior of Florida, via [[Ocala, Florida|Ocala]] and [[Winter Haven, Florida|Winter Haven]]. In peak winter service in the mid-1950s it had a section that went to [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]] via [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]. Another section went to [[Boca Grande, Florida|Port Boca Grande]] via Tampa.<ref>'Official Guide of the Railways, December 1954, Seaboard Air Line Railroad section, Condensed Table and Tables 1, 3, 6, 7</ref> The [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] (PRR) carried the train between New York and [[Washington, D.C.]] under a haulage agreement, similar to the arrangement with its sister train, the ''Silver Meteor.'' The agreement was maintained when the PRR was folded into [[Penn Central Transportation Company|Penn Central Transportation]] in 1968, a year after SAL merged with the [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] (ACL) to form the [[Seaboard Coast Line Railroad]] (SCL). Between Washington and [[Richmond, Virginia]], the train operated on [[RF&P]] rails. Amtrak took over the train in 1971.

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=== Amtrak era ===

[[File:Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac E8A 1005 with Train 21 The Silver Star, arriving at Alexandria VA. Union Station on March 23, 1969 (25865987470).jpg|thumb|left|A [[Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad]] locomotive pulls the ''Silver Star'' at Alexandria, VA on March 23, 1969]]
Except for a brief period from 1994 to 1995 and from 1996 to 2004, when service to Tampa was provided by the ''[[Palmetto (train)|Palmetto]]'' (known as the ''[[Silver Palm (train)|Silver Palm]]'' from 1996 to 2002), the ''Silver Star'' once served both Tampa and Miami during the Amtrak era. Originally, Amtrak operated the ''Silver Star'' with Tampa and Miami sections that split in Jacksonville, with the Tampa section continuing on the old Atlantic Coast Line route through Orlando, and the Miami section traveling through [[Ocala, Florida|Ocala]] and [[Wildwood, Florida|Wildwood]] over most of what was the original Seaboard route to Miami. After November 1, 2004, the ''Silver Star'' resumed service to Tampa, and traveled intact all of the way, backing out of Tampa and retracing its route {{convert|40|mi}} east to [[Auburndale, Florida|Auburndale]], where it heads south to Miami or north to New York.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=20040426&item=0074 |title=April 6, 2004 (System Timetable) Page 71 |publisher=The Museum of Railway Timetables}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/BlobServer?blobcol=urldata&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobkey=id&blobwhere=1249216180696&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobheadername1=Content-disposition&blobheadervalue1=attachment;filename=Amtrak_T04.pdf| title=Atlantic Coast Service Timetable – Effective November 8, 2010| publisher=Amtrak}}</ref> The detour occurs at [[Lakeland station|Lakeland]]; the train stops there to discharge passengers before going to Tampa and to receive passengers after it returns from Tampa.

In the January 2011 issue of ''[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]]'' magazine, this route was listed as one of five routes to be looked at by Amtrak in FY 2011 as the previous five routes (the ''Sunset Limited'', ''Texas Eagle'', ''California Zephyr'', ''Capitol Limited'', and ''Cardinal'') were examined in FY 2010.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 2011 |title=Amtrak's Improvement Wish List |magazine=[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]] |pages=20–21}}</ref> With the discontinuation of the ''Silver Meteor's'' former Tampa section (a descendant of the ''[[Champion (train)|Champion]],'' a longtime rival of the ''Silver Star'' and ''Silver Meteor'') in 1988, the ''Silver Star'' was then the only passenger train serving Tampa.

On July 1, 2015, the ''Silver Star's'' dining car was completely removed from the train's consist, a controversial decision that Amtrak rationalized with the idea that sleeping car passengers could obtain meals from the train's café-lounge car.<ref>{{cite news|author=Sherry Laskin|title=Lower Fares on Amtrak Sleeping Cars to Florida and New York|work=Cruise Maven|date=June 29, 2015|url=https://cruisemaven.com/lower-fares-on-amtrak-sleeping-cars-to-florida-and-new-york/|access-date=December 12, 2022}}</ref> However, on May 1, 2020, the ''Silver Star's'' dining car was returned, and Amtrak introduced the “flexible dining” system to the train, which consists of pre-prepared meals which are then heated in either a convection oven or a microwave oven at the time of purchase.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cokley|first=Carolyn|date=January 9, 2020|title=NEW FLEXIBLE DINING SERVICE LAUNCHES ON THE SILVER STAR|url=https://www.railpassengers.org/happening-now/news/blog/the-return-of-first-class-dining/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807095920/https://www.railpassengers.org/happening-now/news/blog/the-return-of-first-class-dining/|archive-date=August 7, 2020|access-date=January 23, 2022|website=Rail Passengers Association}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amtrak.com/flexible-dining|title = Amtrak Flexible Dining}}</ref> In a [[Rail Passengers Association]] webinar that took place on November 16, 2022, Amtrak's vice president of long-distance service revealed that traditional dining service was planned to be reintroduced on the ''Silver Meteor'' and the ''Silver Star'' "in early 2023."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weinberg |first1=Harrison |title=Amtrak long-distance capacity to remain tight through 2023 |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/amtrak-long-distance-capacity-to-remain-tight-through-2023/ |website=trains.com |publisher=Bob Johnston |access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref> Following this announcement, beginning on northbound train 92 on March 15, 2023, traditional dining was reintroduced to the ''Silver Star'' for the first time since 2015. However, this was not a permanent rollout and was instead in the form of a 3-month pilot program gauged to test the success of the service. Southbound train 91 received the pilot on March 17. On June 24, 2023, traditional dining service was formally launched on the ''Silver Star'', as well as on northbound ''Silver Meteor'' train 98, and the ''Silver Star'' pilot program was replaced by permanent service.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Bob |title=Amtrak returns 'traditional dining' to ''Silver Meteor'' |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/amtrak-returns-traditional-dining-to-silver-meteor/ |website=trains.com |date=June 28, 2023 |publisher=Bob Johnston |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.amtrak.com/2023/06/amtrak-launches-traditional-dining-on-silver-meteor-and-silver-star/|title=Amtrak Launches Traditional Dining on ''Silver Meteor'' and ''Silver Star''|publisher=Amtrak|date=June 27, 2023|access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref> Southbound train 97 received traditional dining on June 26.  However, coach passengers were not allowed access to the dining car on either the ''Silver Meteor'' or ''Silver Star'', unlike on Amtrak's western [[Long-distance Amtrak routes|long-distance]] trains. Shortly after the formal rollout in another interview with the Rail Passengers Association, Amtrak's vice president of long-distance service stated that Coach Class access to the dining car was planned to be allowed by the end of 2023,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mathews |first1=Jim |title=SILVER SERVICES LATEST TO GET TRADITIONAL DINING |url=https://www.railpassengers.org/happening-now/news/blog/silver-services-latest-to-get-traditional-dining/ |website=railpassengers.org |publisher=Rail Passengers Association |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref> however by January 2024 coach passengers still did not have access. On March 4, 2024, dining car access was finally expanded to coach passengers, mirroring service on Amtrak's western long-distance trains.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Bob |title= Coach passengers now can buy meals in ''Silver Star'' and ''Silver Meteor'' dining cars |url= https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/coach-passengers-now-can-buy-meals-in-silver-star-and-silver-meteor-dining-cars/ |website=trains.com |publisher=Trains Magazine |access-date=March 4, 2024}}</ref>

On February 4, 2018, ''Silver Star'' train number 91 [[Cayce, South Carolina train collision|collided]] with a [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] freight train in [[Cayce, South Carolina]]; the engineer and a conductor of the ''Silver Star'' were killed, and 116 passengers were injured.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/amtrak-csx-train-collision-in-south-carolina-leaves-2-dead-over-100-injured-officials-say |title=Amtrak, CSX train collision in South Carolina leaves 2 dead, over 100 injured, officials say |last=Fedschun |first=Travis |date=February 4, 2018 |website=Fox News |access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/04/us/amtrak-crash-south-carolina.html |title=Amtrak Train Collision Kills at Least 2 and Injures Nearly 70 Others |last1=Joseph |first1=Yonette |last2=Bolon |first2=Anne-Sophie |date=January 31, 2018 |website=The New York Times |access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref>

Since 2012, issues have prevented Amtrak from moving from their [[Miami station (Amtrak)|current station]] to the [[Miami Intermodal Center]] (MIC), primarily regarding the length of the platforms and lease agreements. Amtrak argued that the platforms were insufficient in length, as extra cars are normally added to the ''Silver Meteor'' and ''Silver Star'' during the winter season to accommodate increased demand.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article1956936.html |title=Long trains, short platforms at new Miami airport train station won't force permanent street closure |last1=Chardy |first1=Alfonso |date=October 31, 2013 |work=Miami Herald |access-date=August 10, 2016 |last2=Viglucci |first2=Andres}}</ref> Tri-Rail began serving the MIC on April 5, 2015,<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.tri-rail.com|title = New Tri-Rail Miami International Airport station to open on April 5 |date=March 25, 2015 |publisher=[[South Florida Regional Transportation Authority]] |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414172115/http://www.sfrta.fl.gov/press-releases.aspx |archive-date = April 14, 2015}}</ref> and Greyhound began using the station on June 24, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.micdot.com/timeline.html |title=Timeline |publisher=Florida Department of Transportation |work=Miami Intermodal Center |access-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref> Amtrak had been expected to move to the MIC by the Fall of 2016, but in 2018 Amtrak rejected the terms of a lease agreement with FDOT and said it had no plans to move to the MIC.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://wsvn.com/news/special-reports/off-the-rails-amtrak-station-built-near-mia-with-taxpayer-dollars-goes-unused/ |title=Off the Rails: Amtrak station built near MIA with taxpayer dollars goes unused |publisher=[[WSVN]] |first1=Brian |last1= Entin | first2=Tania |last2=Francois | date=November 5, 2018 |access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> In 2021, Amtrak reached out to FDOT to begin negotiations again for utilization of the MIC, and in February 2022, negotiations officially restarted.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amtrak Begins Active Preparations To Launch Service To Miami Intermodal Center |url=https://www.thenextmiami.com/amtrak-begins-active-preparations-to-launch-service-to-miami-intermodal-center/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221015151617/https://www.thenextmiami.com/amtrak-begins-active-preparations-to-launch-service-to-miami-intermodal-center/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 15, 2022 |website=The Next Miami |access-date=March 13, 2022 }}</ref> Later in March 2022, a test train operated into and out of the station and proved that the platforms are sufficient in length to hold a standard 10 car train.<ref>{{cite web |title=Video Shows Amtrak Train Fitting Into The Miami Intermodal Center In First Test Run |url=https://www.thenextmiami.com/video-shows-amtrak-train-fitting-into-the-miami-intermodal-center-in-first-test-run/#:~:text=Amtrak%20recently%20completed%20a%20successful,without%20blocking%20a%20nearby%20street. |website=The Next Miami |access-date=September 29, 2022 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> However, the platforms are not long enough to accommodate an 11 to 12 car train, which could be possible in the winter months. In September 2022, Amtrak management announced that it had restarted lease negotiations with FDOT regarding use and maintenance of the terminal. One issue however, is the deadheading move that will need to take place between the MIC and Hialeah. Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner has stated that "the company is evaluating technical and operational aspects of the move."<ref>{{cite web |title=Amtrak switch to Miami airport station again moving forward |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/amtrak-switch-to-miami-airport-station-again-moving-forward/ |website=Trains.com |access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref> In an Amtrak Public Board Meeting Q&A on December 1, 2022, it was revealed that Amtrak was in the final stages of its preparations for relocating from their current Miami station, and had planned to relocate to the MIC in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amtrak Public Board Meeting Public QA, December 1, 2022 |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/board-meetings/Amtrak-Board-of-Directors-Meeting-120122-Public-QA.pdf |website=amtrak.com |publisher=Amtrak |access-date=2023-01-30}}</ref> However, additional track area would need to be constructed for the Amtrak trains to turn back north,<ref>{{cite news |title=More hurdles in long drive to get Amtrak to the airport |url=https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2023/10/03/more-hurdles-in-long-drive-to-get-amtrak-to-the-airport/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |work=[[Miami Today]] |date=October 3, 2023}}</ref> and {{asof|2024|lc=yes|post=,}} Amtrak has no date indicated for when service will start at the MIC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Bob |date=2024-01-08 |title=Amtrak's move to Miami airport station still in limbo |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/amtraks-move-to-miami-airport-station-still-in-limbo/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Trains |language=en-US}}</ref>

On July 6, 2020, as the result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], [[Amtrak]] reduced the frequency of this train to three times per week as opposed to daily.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tate |first1=Curtis |title=Amtrak to reduce New York-Florida trains starting July 6, with more cuts coming Oct. 1 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2020/06/29/amtrak-reduce-new-york-florida-trains-starting-july-6/3254400001/ |access-date=July 1, 2020 |work=USA TODAY}}</ref>  Southbound ''Silver Star'' trains departed New York Friday through Sunday, while ''Silver Meteor'' trains departed Monday through Thursday.  Similarly, northbound ''Silver Star'' trains departed Miami on Thursday through Saturday, while ''Silver Meteor'' trains departed Sunday through Wednesday.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.amtrak.com/alert/silver-star-silver-meteor-schedule-changes.html |title= Silver Star and Silver Meteor Schedule Changes effective July 6, 2020|publisher=Amtrak|access-date=July 5, 2020}}</ref> Both trains resumed daily services on June 7, 2021, after additional Amtrak funding was included in the [[American Rescue Plan Act of 2021]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.amtrak.com/2021/03/with-increased-demand-and-congressional-funding-amtrak-restores-12-long-distance-routes-to-daily-service/|title=With Increased Demand and Congressional Funding, Amtrak Restores 12 Long Distance Routes to Daily Service|publisher=Amtrak|date=March 10, 2021|access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref>

Between January 24 and October 14, 2022, the ''Silver Star'' temporarily added a station stop in [[Jesup station|Jesup, Georgia]] due to the suspension of its sister train, the ''Silver Meteor'', which is normally the only train that stops at that station. This was due to a resurgence of the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant|Omicron variant of COVID-19]] as well as a further delay caused by [[Hurricane Ian]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Amtrak to restore four long-distance trains to daily service in late May |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/amtrak-to-restore-four-long-distance-trains-to-daily-service-in-late-may/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |work=Trains}}</ref> During this period the ''Silver Star'' provided a single once daily service between New York and Miami.

On November 10, 2024, the ''Capitol Limited'' and {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Star}} were merged into a Chicago–Washington–Miami service, the {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}. The ''Floridian'' service is intended to be temporary to accommodate equipment shortages and planned rehabilitation work in the [[East River Tunnels]].<ref>{{Cite press release |date=September 23, 2024 |title=Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami |url=https://media.amtrak.com/2024/09/amtrak-launching-the-floridian-with-daily-service-between-chicago-and-miami/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923190514/https://media.amtrak.com/2024/09/amtrak-launching-the-floridian-with-daily-service-between-chicago-and-miami/ |archive-date=September 23, 2024 |access-date=September 23, 2024 |publisher=Amtrak}}</ref>

== Rolling stock ==
[[File:Silver Star at Martin Airport.ogv|thumb|Southbound ''Silver Star'' passing [[Martin State Airport station]] at 100 mph, June 15, 2019]]
Under SAL operation, the ''Silver Star'' utilized passenger cars built by the [[Budd Company]] and [[Pullman Company|Pullman Standard]] built either just before or after [[World War II]], and diesel-electric locomotives from the [[EMD E-unit]] series. These cars utilized [[Central heating#Steam heating|steam heating]] provided by a [[Steam generator (railroad)|steam generator]] in the locomotive. This equipment continued to operate when Amtrak took over in 1971. E-units were replaced by newer power, such as the steam generator-equipped [[EMD SDP40F]] by the mid 1970's. Amtrak began rebuilding their inherited passenger cars in the late 1970's to utilize [[Head-end power]] (HEP); these rebuilt cars were known as the "[[Heritage Fleet]]." The train began using Heritage Fleet equipment on March 10, 1982,<ref name=allaboard>{{All Aboard Amtrak}}</ref>{{rp|78}} and subsequently HEP-equipped [[EMD F40PH]] locomotives.

The ''Silver Star'' used Amtrak's standard long-distance single-level equipment: [[Viewliner]] baggage, sleeping, and dining cars, and [[Amfleet]] coach and café-lounge cars. An [[ACS-64]] electric locomotive is used between New York City and Washington, D.C., while two diesel-electric locomotives, either [[GE Genesis#P42DC|GE P42DC]] or [[Siemens Charger#Amtrak|Siemens ALC-42]] locomotives, are used for power south of Washington, D.C. Amtrak began replacing the older P42DC locomotives with ALC-42 locomotives in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ngec.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1115B-1140D-NGEC-2024-Amtrak-Acquisition-Final-012624.pdf |title=Amtrak New Fleet Acquisition Updates |publisher=Next Generation Corridor Equipment Pool Committee |date=February 2024 |first1=Joe Sr. |last1=Paul |first2=Michael |last2=Welsh |first3=Michael |last3=Kraft |page=7 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-date=April 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402054110/https://ngec.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1115B-1140D-NGEC-2024-Amtrak-Acquisition-Final-012624.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A typical ''Silver Star'' consists of the following {{asof|2024|09|lc=yes|df=US|post=:}}
* ACS-64 locomotive (New York–Washington)
* P42DC or ALC-42 locomotive (Washington–Miami)
* P42DC or ALC-42 locomotive (Washington–Miami)
* Amfleet II Coach
* Amfleet II Coach
* Amfleet II Coach
* Amfleet II Café/Lounge Car
* Viewliner II Dining Car
* Viewliner I Sleeping Car
* Viewliner II Sleeping Car
* Viewliner II Baggage Car

During the 2022 suspension of the ''Silver Meteor'', some coach and sleeping cars usually on the ''Silver Meteor'' were combined into the ''Silver Star'', creating a train with up to six coaches and five sleepers, in addition to the café-lounge, diner, and baggage car.

== Route details ==
[[File:Amtrak Silver Service.png|thumb|Amtrak ''Silver Service'' route map]]
The ''Silver Star'' operated over a combination of Amtrak, [[CSX Transportation]] (CSXT), and [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] (NS) trackage:{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
* New York – [[Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C.]] (Amtrak)
** [[Northeast Corridor]]:
* Washington D.C. – [[Selma, North Carolina]] (CSXT)
** [[RF&P Subdivision]]
** [[Richmond Terminal Subdivision]]
** [[North End Subdivision]]
** [[South End Subdivision]]:
* Selma – [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] (NS)
** Goldsboro to Greensboro District
* Raleigh – [[DeLand, Florida]] (CSXT)
** [[Aberdeen Subdivision (North Carolina)|Aberdeen Subdivision]]
** [[Hamlet Terminal Subdivision]]
** [[Hamlet Subdivision]]
** [[Columbia Subdivision]]
** [[Savannah Subdivision]]
** [[Nahunta Subdivision]]
** [[Jacksonville Terminal Subdivision]]
** [[Sanford Subdivision]]
* DeLand – [[Poinciana, Florida]] (SunRail)
** [[SunRail|Central Florida Rail Corridor]]
* Poinciana – [[Tampa, Florida]] – [[Mangonia Park, Florida]] (CSXT)
** [[Carters Subdivision]]
** [[Lakeland Subdivision]]
** [[Tampa Terminal Subdivision]]
** [[Auburndale Subdivision]]
** [[Miami Subdivision]]
* Mangonia Park – [[Miami|Miami, Florida]] (Tri-Rail)
** [[Tri-Rail|South Florida Rail Corridor]]

The ''Silver Star'' used the same route as the ''[[Silver Meteor]]''{{Spaced en dash}}the other train in the ''[[Silver Service]]'' brand{{Spaced en dash}}excluding two segments: [[Selma, North Carolina]] – [[Savannah, Georgia]], and [[Kissimmee, Florida]] – [[Winter Haven, Florida]].<ref name="route">{{Cite web|title=Silver Service / Palmetto Train|url=https://www.amtrak.com/silver-service-palmetto-train|access-date=April 25, 2019|website=Amtrak}}</ref><ref name="timetable" /> Between Selma and Savannah, the ''Silver Star'' takes an inland route over the [[CSX S-Line]] to serve the Carolinas' state capitals of Raleigh and Columbia, while the ''Silver Meteor'' stays closer to the coast on the [[CSX A-Line]] and serves [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]] and [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. Between Kissimmee and Winter Haven, the ''Silver Meteor'' turns south to go directly to Miami at [[Auburndale, Florida]], while the ''Silver Star'' continues west to [[Lakeland, Florida]] and Tampa, before coming back to Auburndale and turning south to Miami. In addition to these diversions, between [[Sebring, Florida]] and [[West Palm Beach, Florida]], the ''Silver Meteor'' makes no intermediate stops, while the ''Silver Star'' makes an additional stop at [[Okeechobee, Florida]]. Inversely, between Savannah and [[Jacksonville, Florida]], the ''Silver Meteor'' makes an additional stop at [[Jesup, Georgia]], while the ''Silver Star'' made no intermediate stops. However, during the 2022 suspension of the ''Silver Meteor,'' the ''Silver Star'' temporarily served Jesup.<ref name="route" /><ref name="timetable" />

Prior to October 1986, the ''Silver Star'' operated between [[Petersburg, Virginia]], and Raleigh via the CSX [[Norlina Subdivision]], stopping only in [[Henderson, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Henderson, NC |url=http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/henderson.htm |website=www.trainweb.org |access-date=June 3, 2022}}</ref> CSX abandoned the Norlina Subdivision between [[Norlina, North Carolina]] and Collier Yard (just south of Petersburg) in October 1986, which required the ''Silver Star'' to be rerouted over the CSX A-Line between Petersburg and Selma, then over the [[North Carolina Railroad]] between Selma and Raleigh. The ''Silver Star'' is to be rerouted via its former routing when tracks between Petersburg and Norlina are rebuilt as part of the [[Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor]] project, and reinstate its stop at Henderson, as well as adding a stop in [[La Crosse, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Southeast High Speed Rail: Tier II Final Environmental Impact Statement, And Final Section 4(f) Evaluation, Richmond, VA to Raleigh, NC|url=https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/fra_net/15274/SEHSR-R2R-Signed_FEIS.pdf|page=122|date=August 2015|accessdate=September 6, 2022}}</ref>

Like other long-distance trains operating on the Northeast Corridor, local travel between NEC stations is not allowed on the ''Silver Star''. Northbound trains only stop to discharge passengers from [[Alexandria, Virginia]] northward, and southbound trains only stop to receive passengers from [[Newark, New Jersey]] to Washington.<ref name="timetable" />  This policy is in place to keep seats available for passengers making longer trips. Passengers wanting to travel locally must use the more frequent ''[[Northeast Regional]]'' or ''[[Acela]]'' trains. Additionally, the ''Silver Star,'' like the ''Silver Meteor,'' does not allow local travel between West Palm Beach and Miami. Southbound trains only stop to discharge passengers, while northbound trains only stop to receive passengers bound for points beyond West Palm Beach. This is due to the availability of [[Tri-Rail]], South Florida's commuter rail system.

Since Amtrak ended passenger rail service over the CSX [[Clearwater Subdivision]] between Tampa and [[St. Petersburg, Florida]] in February 1984,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Luisi|first1=Vincent|title=Railroading in Pinellas County|date=2010|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-8550-5}}</ref>''[[Amtrak Thruway]]'' bus service has been provided at [[Tampa Union Station]] for trainside transfer of passengers and their baggage to and from [[Clearwater, Florida]] and St. Petersburg. Other points on Florida's west coast, such as [[Bradenton, Florida]], [[Sarasota, Florida]], [[Port Charlotte, Florida]] and [[Fort Myers, Florida]], are also served by Amtrak Thruway service connecting with the ''Silver Star'' at Tampa.<ref>[http://www.amtrak.com/ Amtrak Website]</ref> Similarly, Amtrak has provided Amtrak Thruway bus service between the former stations along the CSX [[Wildwood Subdivision]] in North-Central Florida since November 2004 after passenger rail service ended, as well as [[Gainesville, Florida]] and [[The Villages, Florida|The Villages-Lady Lake, Florida]]. The former stations that are now served by Amtrak Thruway buses are: [[Waldo, Florida]], [[Ocala, Florida]], [[Wildwood, Florida]], and [[Dade City, Florida]]. These buses connect with the ''Silver Star'' at Jacksonville and Lakeland.

== Station stops ==
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!State
!Town/City
!Station
!Connections
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|[[New York (state)|NY]]||[[New York City]]||[[New York Penn Station|Penn Station]]||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]] (long-distance):  {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]'', {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}},  {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}<br />{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak (intercity): {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Adirondack}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Berkshire Flyer}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Empire Service}}, ''[[Ethan Allen Express]]'', ''[[Keystone Service]]'', {{lnl|Amtrak|Maple Leaf}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Pennsylvanian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}}<br />{{rint|newyork|lirr}} [[Long Island Rail Road|LIRR]]: {{rcb|LIRR|Main|inline=square}}, {{rcb|LIRR|Port Washington|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|njt}} [[NJ Transit Rail Operations|NJ Transit]]: {{rcb|NJ Transit|North Jersey Coast|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Northeast Corridor|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Gladstone|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Montclair-Boonton|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Morristown|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|newyork|subway}} [[New York City Subway|NYC Subway]]: {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh|time=bullets}}{{NYCS Eighth south|time=bullets}}<br />{{rint|path}} [[PATH (rail system)|PATH]]: {{rcb|PATH|HOB-33|inline=route}} {{rcb|PATH|JSQ-33|inline=route}} {{rcb|PATH|JSQ-33 (via HOB)|inline=route}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[MTA Regional Bus Operations|NYC Transit Bus]]
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|rowspan=2|[[New Jersey|NJ]]||[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]||[[Newark Penn Station]]||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Keystone Service}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Pennsylvanian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}}<br />{{rint|njt}} [[NJ Transit Rail Operations|NJ Transit]]: {{rcb|NJ Transit|North Jersey Coast|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Northeast Corridor|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Raritan Valley|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|path}} [[PATH (rail system)|PATH]]: {{rcb|PATH|NWK-WTC|inline=route}}<br />{{rint|newark}} [[Newark Light Rail]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[NJ Transit]] Bus
|-
|[[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]||{{amtk|Trenton}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Keystone Service}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Pennsylvanian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}},  {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}}<br />{{rint|njt}} [[NJ Transit Rail Operations|NJ Transit]]: {{rcb|NJ Transit|Northeast Corridor|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|River|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|philadelphia|septa}} [[SEPTA Regional Rail]]: {{rcb|SEPTA|Trenton|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[NJ Transit]] Bus, [[SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes|SEPTA Suburban Bus]]
|-
|[[Pennsylvania|PA]]||[[Philadelphia]]||[[30th Street Station]]||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Keystone Service}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Pennsylvanian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}}<br />{{rint|septa}} [[SEPTA Regional Rail]]: ''all routes''<br />{{rint|njt}} [[NJ Transit Rail Operations|NJ Transit]]: {{rcb|NJ Transit|Atlantic City|inline=square}}<br />{{ric|SEPTA Metro|name=y}}: {{ric|SEPTA Metro|L|name=y}}, {{ric|SEPTA Metro|T|name=y}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[SEPTA City Transit Division surface routes|SEPTA City Bus]], [[SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes|SEPTA Suburban Bus]]
|-
|[[Delaware|DE]]||[[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]]||{{amtk|Wilmington}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}}<br />{{rint|septa}} [[SEPTA Regional Rail]]: {{rcb|SEPTA|Wilmington/Newark|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[DART First State]]<br />{{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines]]
|-
|[[Maryland|MD]]||[[Baltimore]]||[[Baltimore Penn Station|Penn Station]]||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}},  {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}}<br />{{rint|baltimore|marc}} [[MARC Train|MARC]]: {{rcb|MARC|Penn|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|baltimore|raillink}} [[Baltimore Light RailLink|Light RailLink]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[MTA Maryland bus service|MTA Maryland]], [[Charm City Circulator]]
|-
|[[Washington, D.C.|DC]]||[[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]||[[Washington Union Station]]||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Capitol Limited}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}},  {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}}, [[Amtrak Thruway]] to [[Charlottesville, Virginia]]<br />{{rint|baltimore|marc}} [[MARC Train|MARC]]: {{rcb|MARC|Brunswick|inline=square}}, {{rcb|MARC|Camden|inline=square}}, {{rcb|MARC|Penn|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|vre}} [[Virginia Railway Express|VRE]]: {{rcb|VRE|Manassas|inline=square}}, {{rcb|VRE|Fredericksburg|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|washington|metro}} [[Washington Metro|Metro]]: {{rint|washington|red}} [[Red Line (Washington Metro)|Red Line]]<br />{{rint|washington|streetcar}} [[DC Streetcar]]: [[H Street/Benning Road Line]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]], [[DC Circulator]], [[MTA Maryland bus service|MTA Maryland]], [[Loudoun County Transit]], [[OmniRide]]<br />{{rint|bus}} Intercity bus: {{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]], {{rint|us|megabus}} [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]], [[BestBus]], [[Peter Pan Bus Lines|Peter Pan]], [[OurBus]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Virginia|VA]]||[[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]]||{{amtk|Alexandria}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}<br />{{rint|vre}} [[Virginia Railway Express|VRE]]: {{rcb|VRE|Manassas|inline=square}}, {{rcb|VRE|Fredericksburg|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|washington|metro}} [[Washington Metro|Metro]]: {{rint|washington|blue}} [[Blue Line (Washington Metro)|Blue Line]], {{rint|washington|yellow}} [[Yellow Line (Washington Metro)|Yellow Line]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]], [[DASH (bus)|DASH]]
|-
|[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]||{{amtk|Richmond Staples Mill Road}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}},  {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, [[Amtrak Thruway]] to [[Charlottesville, Virginia]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Greater Richmond Transit Company]]
|-
|[[Ettrick, Virginia|Ettrick]]||{{amtk|Petersburg}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Petersburg Area Transit]] 
|-
|rowspan=5|[[North Carolina|NC]]||[[Rocky Mount, North Carolina|Rocky Mount]]||{{amtk|Rocky Mount}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Tar River Transit]]<br />{{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines]]
|-
|[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]||[[Raleigh Union Station]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Piedmont}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[GoRaleigh]], [[GoTriangle]]
|-
|[[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
|{{amtk|Cary}}
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Piedmont}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[GoCary]], [[GoTriangle]]
|-
|[[Southern Pines, North Carolina|Southern Pines]]||{{amtk|Southern Pines}}||
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|[[Hamlet, North Carolina|Hamlet]]||{{amtk|Hamlet}}||
|-
|rowspan=3|[[South Carolina|SC]]
|[[Camden, South Carolina|Camden]]||{{amtk|Camden}}||
|-
|[[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]]||{{amtk|Columbia}}||{{rint|bus|1}} [[The Comet (transit)|The Comet]]
|-
|[[Denmark, South Carolina|Denmark]]||{{amtk|Denmark}}||
|-
|[[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]]
|[[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]||{{amtk|Savannah}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}
|-
|rowspan=17|[[Florida|FL]]
|[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]||{{amtk|Jacksonville}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, [[Amtrak Thruway]] to [[Waldo, Florida|Waldo]], [[Ocala, Florida|Ocala]], [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]], [[The Villages, Florida|The Villages]], [[Wildwood, Florida|Wildwood]], [[Dade City, Florida|Dade City]], [[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Jacksonville Transportation Authority]]
|-
|[[Palatka, Florida|Palatka]]||{{amtk|Palatka}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[The Ride Solution]]
|-
|[[DeLand, Florida|DeLand]]||{{amtk|DeLand}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, [[Amtrak Thruway]] to [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]]<br>{{rint|sunrail}} [[SunRail]]<br>{{rint|bus|1}} [[Votran]]
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|[[Winter Park, Florida|Winter Park]]||{{amtk|Winter Park}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}<br />{{rint|sunrail}} [[SunRail]]<br />{{rint|orlando|lynx}} [[Lynx (Orlando)|LYNX Bus]]
|-
|[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]||{{amtk|Orlando}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, [[Amtrak Thruway]] to [[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]], [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]], [[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton]], [[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota]], [[Port Charlotte, Florida|Port Charlotte]], [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]]<br />{{rint|sunrail}} [[SunRail]]<br />{{rint|orlando|lynx}} [[Lynx (Orlando)|LYNX Bus]]
|-
|[[Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee]]||{{amtk|Kissimmee}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}<br />{{rint|sunrail}} [[SunRail]]<br />{{rint|orlando|lynx}} [[Lynx (Orlando)|LYNX Bus]]<br />{{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines]]
|-
|[[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]]||{{amtk|Lakeland}}||{{rint|us|amtrakbus}} [[Amtrak Thruway]] to [[Dade City, Florida|Dade City]], [[Wildwood, Florida|Wildwood]], [[The Villages, Florida|The Villages]], [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]], [[Ocala, Florida|Ocala]], [[Waldo, Florida|Waldo]] [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]], [[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton]], [[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota]], [[Port Charlotte, Florida|Port Charlotte]], [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Citrus Connection]]<br />{{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines]]
|-
|[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]||{{amtk|Tampa}}||{{rint|us|amtrakbus}} [[Amtrak Thruway]] to [[Dade City, Florida|Dade City]], [[Wildwood, Florida|Wildwood]], [[The Villages, Florida|The Villages]], [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]], [[Ocala, Florida|Ocala]], [[Waldo, Florida|Waldo]], [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]], [[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton]], [[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota]], [[Port Charlotte, Florida|Port Charlotte]], [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Hillsborough Area Regional Transit]]
|-
|[[Winter Haven, Florida|Winter Haven]]||{{amtk|Winter Haven}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}
|-
|[[Sebring, Florida|Sebring]]||{{amtk|Sebring}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}
|-
|[[Okeechobee, Florida|Okeechobee]]||{{amtk|Okeechobee}}||
|-
|[[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]]||{{amtk|West Palm Beach}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}<br />{{rint|trirail}} [[Tri-Rail]]<br />{{rint|brightline}} [[Brightline]] <small>(at [[West Palm Beach station (Brightline)|West Palm Beach]])</small><br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Palm Tran]], [[South Florida Regional Transportation Authority|Tri-Rail Commuter Connector]], [[West Palm Beach, Florida#Transportation|West Palm Beach Downtown Trolley]]<br />{{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines]]
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|[[Delray Beach, Florida|Delray Beach]]||{{amtk|Delray Beach}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}<br />{{rint|trirail}} [[Tri-Rail]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Palm Tran]], Downtown Connector
|-
|[[Deerfield Beach, Florida|Deerfield Beach]]||{{amtk|Deerfield Beach}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}<br />{{rint|trirail}} [[Tri-Rail]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Broward County Transit]], [[South Florida Regional Transportation Authority|Tri-Rail Commuter Connector]]
|-
|[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]]||{{amtk|Fort Lauderdale}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}<br />{{rint|trirail}} [[Tri-Rail]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Broward County Transit]], [[Metrobus (Miami-Dade County)|Metrobus]], Sun Trolley, [[South Florida Regional Transportation Authority|Tri-Rail Commuter Connector]]
|-
|[[Hollywood, Florida|Hollywood]]||{{amtk|Hollywood}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}<br />{{rint|trirail}} [[Tri-Rail]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Broward County Transit]], Hallandale Beach Community Bus
|-
|[[Miami, Florida|Miami]]||{{amtk|Miami}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Metrobus (Miami-Dade County)|Metrobus]]
|}

== References ==
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== Notes ==
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