Silver Meteor

Silver Meteor

The Silver Meteor arriving in Palatka, Florida in 2023
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Locale	Eastern United States
First service	February 2, 1939 (1939-02-02)
Current operator	Amtrak (1971–present)
Former operators	Seaboard Air Line Railroad (1939–1967) Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (1967–1971) Pennsylvania Railroad (1939–1968, haulage agreement) Penn Central Transportation (1968–1971, haulage agreement)
Annual ridership	331,917 (FY 25)  11.3%
Route
Termini	New York City, New York Miami, Florida
Stops	33
Distance travelled	1,389 miles (2,235 km)
Average journey time	27 hours, 44 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number	97, 98
On-board services
Classes	Coach Class First Class Sleeper Service
Disabled access	All train cars, all stations
Sleeping arrangements	Roomette (2 beds) Bedroom (2 beds) Bedroom Suite (4 beds) Accessible Bedroom (2 beds)
Catering facilities	Dining car, Café
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks, checked baggage available at selected stations
Technical
Rolling stock	Amfleet · Viewliner
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	50 mph (80 km/h) (avg.) 125 mph (201 km/h) (top)
Track owners	Amtrak, CSXT, CFRC, SFRTA
Route map Northeast Corridor to Boston 0 mi New York City Empire Corridor NY NJ North River Tunnels under Hudson River 10 mi 16 km Newark Penn 58 mi 93 km Trenton Delaware River NJ PA Keystone Service & Pennsylvanian 91 mi 146 km Philadelphia–30th Street PA DE 116 mi 187 km Wilmington DE MD 185 mi 298 km Baltimore Floridian to Chicago MD DC 225 mi 362 km Washington, D.C. Potomac River DC VA 234 mi 377 km Alexandria Cardinal, Crescent, & Northeast Regional 279 mi 449 km Fredericksburg 334 mi 538 km Richmond Staples Mill Road Northeast Regional to Newport News 362 mi 583 km Petersburg Northeast Regional to Norfolk VA NC 460 mi 740 km Rocky Mount Wilson bypassed Carolinian & Floridian 550 mi 885 km Fayetteville NC SC 633 mi 1019 km Florence 672 mi 1081 km Kingstree 728 mi 1172 km Charleston 782 mi 1259 km Yemassee Savannah River SC GA Floridian 829 mi 1334 km Savannah pre-1979 route 881 mi 1418 km Jesup Thalmann St. Marys River GA FL 977 mi 1572 km Jacksonville 1035 mi 1666 km Palatka 1087 mi 1749 km DeLand Sanford closed 2005 1119 mi 1801 km Winter Park 1124 mi 1809 km Orlando 1142 mi 1838 km Kissimmee Floridian via Tampa 1187 mi 1910 km Winter Haven 1221 mi 1965 km Sebring 1324 mi 2131 km West Palm Beach 1342 mi 2160 km Delray Beach 1353 mi 2177 km Deerfield Beach 1367 mi 2200 km Fort Lauderdale 1375 mi 2213 km Hollywood 1389 mi 2235 km Miami All stations are accessible

The Silver Meteor is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak between New York City and Miami, Florida. Introduced in 1939 as the first diesel-powered streamliner between New York and Florida, it was the flagship train of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) and one of the flagship trains of its successor, the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL). The train was transferred to Amtrak when it took over intercity passenger rail service in 1971.

The train was part of Amtrak's Silver Service brand, along with its former sister train, the Silver Star, SAL's other former flagship streamliner. The two trains were the remnants of the numerous long-distance trains that operated between New York and Florida for most of the 20th century. On November 10, 2024, Amtrak temporarily combined the Capitol Limited and Silver Star, producing a Chicago–Washington–Miami route, the Floridian, leaving the Silver Meteor as the only remaining New York–Florida passenger train.

During fiscal year 2024, the Silver Meteor carried 298,328 passengers, an increase of 5.1% from FY2023.