Editing Silver Meteor (section)

===COVID-19 pandemic===
On July 6, 2020, [[Amtrak]] reduced the frequency of this train to four times per week as opposed to daily due to the impact of ridership from the worldwide [[COVID-19]] Coronavirus pandemic.<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 Meteor'' trains departed New York Monday through Thursday, while ''Silver Star'' trains departed Friday through Sunday. Similarly, northbound ''Silver Meteor'' trains departed Miami Sunday through Wednesday, while ''Silver Star'' trains departed Miami on Thursday through Saturday.<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>

From January 24 to October 14, 2022, the ''Silver Meteor'' was suspended due to the [[Omicron variant]] surge of the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on staffing and equipment availability. During this period, the ''Silver Meteor's'' sister train, the ''Silver Star'', continued to operate. Additional coach and sleeping car capacity was added to the ''Silver Star'', creating a train that carried as many as six coaches and five sleepers. During this period, the ''Silver Star'' provided once-daily service to stations normally served by trains between New York and Rocky Mount, NC, and Savannah and Miami. Furthermore, a stop was temporarily added at [[Jesup, Georgia]], usually only served by the ''Silver Meteor''. Once-daily service remained available to ''Silver Meteor'' stations between Rocky Mount, North Carolina and Savannah via the daily daytime ''Palmetto'', which operates between New York and Savannah.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/amtrak-to-decrease-service-on-most-routes-jan-24-to-march-27/|title=Amtrak to Decrease Service on Most Routes January 24 to March 27|date=January 25, 2022 }}</ref> The ''Silver Meteor's'' resumption date was pushed back a total of six times. Originally scheduled to return on March 27, it was pushed back to May 23, September 11, and finally, October 3. However, [[Hurricane Ian]] caused extensive damage to the [[SunRail|Central Florida Rail Corridor]] in late September, which Amtrak uses to get to central and southern Florida. In response, Amtrak pushed the suspension back to October 6, then to October 11, and finally to October 14 after the full extent of the damage became apparent.<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 |archive-date=April 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419120832/https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/amtrak-to-restore-four-long-distance-trains-to-daily-service-in-late-may/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Silver Meteor Train 97, which is scheduled to depart New York (NYP) on 10/3 is now canceled in its entirety due to residual problems from Hurricane Ian. For further assistance please call 1-800-USA-RAIL. |url=https://twitter.com/AmtrakAlerts/status/1576937133121703936 |website=Twitter |access-date=October 8, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120013709/https://twitter.com/AmtrakAlerts/status/1576937133121703936 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Modified Service in the State of Florida |url=https://twitter.com/AmtrakAlerts/status/1578456869198131200 |website=Twitter |access-date=October 8, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120041449/https://twitter.com/AmtrakAlerts/status/1578456869198131200 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Modified Service in State of Florida Effective October 13 |url=https://twitter.com/AmtrakAlerts/status/1580921790515535872 |website=Twitter |access-date=October 14, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120010302/https://twitter.com/AmtrakAlerts/status/1580921790515535872 |url-status=live }}</ref>