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====New York - Florida==== *'''''[[Silver Meteor]]''''', inaugurated February 2, 1939 ::Inherited from SAL. Initially an all-coach train (Pullman sleepers added in 1941), first [[streamliner]] to serve Florida, New York to Tampa/St. Petersburg and Miami. Trains continued beyond Tampa to Sarasota and Venice. Preserving its reputation as "one of the finest [trains] in the country," <ref name="TT1954">Seaboard condensed timetable, April 25, 1954 http://streamlinermemories.info/South/SAL54TT.pdf</ref> the train retained its round-ended [[observation car]]s until [[Amtrak]] took over operation in 1971. Still in Amtrak service today with updated equipment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FY19-Year-End-Ridership.pdf|title=Amtrak FY19 Ridership}}</ref> *'''''[[Silver Star (Amtrak train)|Silver Star]]''''', inaugurated December 12, 1947 ::Inherited from SAL. Streamliner, coach and Pullman cars, New York to Tampa/St. Petersburg and Miami. Still in Amtrak service, with updated equipment (temporarily suspended and merged with the Capitol Limited as the Floridian). *'''''[[Champion (train)|Champion]]''''', December 1, 1939 - October 1, 1979 ::Inherited from ACL. Streamliner, coach and Pullman cars, New York to Tampa/St. Petersburg and Miami. Initially continued by Amtrak, it was discontinued in 1979. *'''''Gulf Coast Special''''', 1920s β April 30, 1971 ::Inherited from ACL. Coach and Pullman cars, New York β Tampa. The train was not continued by Amtrak in 1971. *'''''Everglades''''', 1940s β April 30, 1971 ::Inherited from ACL. All-coach, New York β Jacksonville. The train was not continued by Amtrak in 1971. *'''''Palmland''''', Winter 1941 β April 30, 1971 ::Inherited from SAL. Coach and Pullman cars, New York β St.Petersburg/Miami. The route was cut back to Columbia, South Carolina as the southern terminus by 1968, and the train was not continued by Amtrak in 1971.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goolsby |first1=Larry |title=Seaboard Air Line Railroad Passenger Service: The Streamlined Era |date=2011 |publisher=TLC Publishing Inc. |isbn=9780939487981 |pages=46β48}}</ref> *'''''Sunland''''', Winter 1948 β December 1968 ::Inherited from SAL. Coach and Pullman cars, New York β Tampa/Miami. Connections in Washington to New York and Boston. The route was cut back to Jacksonville, Florida as the southern terminus in February 1968, and later discontinued in December.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goolsby |first1=Larry |title=Seaboard Air Line Railroad Passenger Service: The Streamlined Era |date=2011 |publisher=TLC Publishing Inc. |isbn=9780939487981 |pages=48 β 50, 124}}</ref>
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