Editing Silver Service (section)

==History==
The two ''Silver Service'' trains were inherited from the [[Seaboard Coast Line Railroad]], which originally inherited them from the [[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]], when Amtrak took over most intercity rail service in 1971. They are the sole remnants of numerous long-distance trains that ran between the Northeast and Florida for most of the 20th century. Amtrak originally applied the  '''Florida Fleet''' brand to the ''Silver Meteor'', ''Silver Star'', and the now-discontinued ''[[Champion (train)|Champion]]'', another train inherited from SCL, in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web | title=Florida Fleet | author=Amtrak | author-link=Amtrak | url=http://history.amtrak.com/archives/florida-fleet-route-guide-1975 | date=1975 | access-date=2013-08-10}}</ref>

Prior to 1979, the ''Silver Meteor'' travelled between Savannah and [[Jacksonville, Florida]], via the Seaboard Coast Line's ex-SAL [[Kingsland Subdivision|Everett Subdivision]] with a stop at [[Thalmann, Georgia]], for the nearby city of [[Brunswick, Georgia]]. The train was rerouted via SCL's ex-ACL mainline via [[Jesup, Georgia]], in late 1979, the same route as the ''Silver Star'', after SCL expressed desire to abandon the Everett Subdivision. Similarly, the ''Silver Star'' ran between [[Petersburg, Virginia]], and Raleigh via the ex-SAL [[Norlina Subdivision]], with a stop at [[Henderson, North Carolina]], until 1985. When [[CSX Transportation]], corporate successor of Seaboard Coast Line, abandoned the line between Petersburg and [[Norlina, North Carolina]], in 1985, the ''Silver Star'' was rerouted via Selma en route to Raleigh. Currently, under the [[Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor]] plan, the Norlina Subdivision will be rebuilt between Petersburg and Norlina, with both the ''Silver Star'' and Amtrak's [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]–New York ''[[Carolinian (train)|Carolinian]]'' being rerouted over the line, with the stop at Henderson being reinstated, as well as a new stop being added at [[La Crosse, Virginia]].

Starting in 1982, Amtrak operated a service called the ''[[Silver Palm (train)|Silver Palm]]'' between Miami and Tampa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q-IeAAAAIBAJ&pg=3490,3442820|title=Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=2018-12-17}}</ref> This was later discontinued in 1985 due to low ridership. From 1996 to 2002, the ''[[Palmetto (train)|Palmetto]]'' was renamed ''Silver Palm'', and operated as a third train in the ''Silver Service'' brand between New York and Miami. However, it turned west at Jacksonville and ran via [[Waldo, Florida|Waldo]], [[Ocala, Florida|Ocala]], [[Wildwood, Florida|Wildwood]], [[Dade City, Florida|Dade City]], [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] and [[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]], before rejoining the ''Silver Star'' and ''Silver Meteor'' in [[Auburndale, Florida|Auburndale]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kick back and enjoy the ride on Amtrak's Florida-bound trains; Get on track for enjoyable ride to Florida|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-79638061.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224130757/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-79638061.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2016|publisher=[[Boston Herald]]|access-date=2012-12-31|date=November 1, 2001|first=Mark David|last=Chapman}}</ref> Amtrak reinstated the Palmetto name on May 1, 2002, after eliminating the sleeper and dining cars, but it still provided service to Florida. On November 1, 2004, the Palmetto was shortened to operate only between New York and Savannah, reverting to its daytime schedule as it had before 1994. Since then, the ''Silver Star'' began its out-and-back detour route to serve Lakeland and Tampa.

In response to planned rehabilitation work in the [[East River Tunnels]], the ''Silver Star'' was temporarily combined with the {{lnl|Amtrak|Capitol Limited}} on November 10, 2024, forming a Chicago–Washington–Miami through service called the {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}.<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>