Amtrak customers can now purchase tickets on the “Floridian,” a new temporary route offering a direct round-trip between Chicago and Miami with intermediate stops in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa. This train combines the routes of the Capitol Limited and Silver Star for a limited time and makes its inaugural trip on Sunday, November 10.
Customers traveling in Coach Class enjoy wide, reclining seats with ample legroom, no middle seat, and windows to enjoy the scenery. For extra comfort and additional privacy, customers can upgrade to a First Class private room. For an additional fee, a limited number of dining car meals are also available for Coach Class customers.
First Class private room options include a Roomette featuring two reclining seats that transform into upper and lower beds by night and shower access or a Bedroom offering twice the space of a Roomette and an in-room restroom and shower. For First Class customers traveling with a disability, Accessible Bedrooms are located on the entry level of the train and offer ample space for those who use a wheeled mobility device.
The private rooms have large bi-level windows, a sink, and an attendant who provides turndown service, assists with meals, helps with luggage and shares great stories of life on the rails.
All customers in private rooms receive complimentary lounge access at major stations and priority boarding.
The Floridian will offer Traditional Dining service in the Dining Car, a complimentary amenity for customers traveling in First Class private rooms. This service, experienced in a dining car with bi-level windows, will feature several enhancements, including chef-prepared meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner; table service with glassware, cutlery and linen tablecloths; vegetarian and vegan menu options; selections for children and a complimentary alcoholic drink with dinner.
Café service, also featuring a newly updated menu, will be available onboard for all customers, offering a variety of meals, snacks and beverages for sale.
Amtrak is temporarily combining the Capitol Limited and Silver Star trains to create the Floridian route due to the upcoming East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project in New York. During this project, one tunnel tube will be closed at a time, minimizing service impacts, maximizing construction access and modernizing the tunnel infrastructure to serve customers for another 100 years.
The Floridian (Trains 40 & 41) will operate on a similar schedule and make the current stops of the Capitol Limited (Trains 29 & 30) between Chicago and Washington, D.C., and the Silver Star (Trains 91 & 92) between Miami and Washington, D.C. The Silver Meteor (Trains 97 & 98) continues to operate daily between New York and Miami.
For more information, visit Amtrak.com.
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