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Floridian (Amtrak)

Floridian
Floridian at Winter Park.jpg
The Floridian at Winter Park in 1973.
Overview
Service type Inter-city rail
Status Discontinued
Locale Eastern United States
Predecessor South Wind
First service November 14, 1971
Last service October 9, 1979
Former operator(s) Amtrak
Route
Start Chicago, Illinois
Stops 32
End St. Petersburg, Florida
Miami, Florida
Distance travelled 1,597 miles (2,570 km) (Miami)
1,481 miles (2,383 km) (St. Petersburg)
Average journey time 38 hours 40 minutes (Miami)
38 hours 33 minutes (St. Petersburg)
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 56, 57
On-board services
Class(es) Sleeping cars and reserved coach
Catering facilities Dining car and on-board cafe
Observation facilities Dome coach
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Track owner(s) Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Route map
Dist.
Station
0 mi Chicago
Illinois/Indiana border
118 mi
190 km
Lafayette
221 mi
356 km
Bloomington
Indiana/Kentucky border
330 mi
531 km
Louisville
438 mi
705 km
Bowling Green
Kentucky/Tennessee border
511 mi
822 km
Nashville
Tennessee/Alabama border
629 mi
1012 km
Decatur
713 mi
1147 km
Birmingham
810 mi
1304 km
Montgomery
928 mi
1493 km
Dothan
Alabama/Georgia border
1020 mi
1642 km
Thomasville
1062 mi
1709 km
Valdosta
1122 mi
1806 km
Waycross
Georgia/Florida border
1193 mi
1920 km
Jacksonville
1303 mi
2097 km
DeLand
1319 mi
2123 km
Sanford
1336 mi
2150 km
Winter Park
1341 mi
2158 km
Orlando
1359 mi
2187 km
Kissimmee
1402 mi
2256 km
Lakeland
1433 mi
2306 km
Tampa
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