Editing Silver Meteor (section)

==Equipment==
[[File:Seaboard Pullman Hollywood Beach.jpg|thumb|[[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]] (SAL) glass-roofed "[[Sun Lounge (railcar)|Sun Lounge]]" ''Hollywood Beach'', a 5-double-bedroom-bar-lounge [[Sleeping car|Pullman car]] introduced in 1956. Regular [[dome cars]] were too high for the tunnel clearances on the [[Northeast Corridor]] used by SAL trains north of Washington.]]
[[File:Seaboard Railroad Sun Lounge postcard.jpg|thumb|Interior of the "Sun Lounge"]]

The original ''Silver Meteor'' used lightweight cars built by the [[Budd Company]]. Three consists were needed for a daily train between New York and Miami; each had a [[combine car|baggage-dormitory-coach]] (22 seats), three 60-seat coaches, a tavern-lounge-coach (30 seats), a [[dining car]], and a coach-[[observation car|observation]]-lounge (48 seats). The [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] owned some of the coaches. Budd delivered more cars in November–December 1940, allowing daily service to St. Petersburg: three baggage-dormitory-coaches (18 seats), seven 56-seat coaches, two dining cars, and three coach-buffet-observation cars (30 seats).<ref name="wayner" />

By the early 1960s, the SAL's ''Silver Meteor'' typically had 17&nbsp;cars or more, consisting of nine Pullman sleeping cars, including its highly touted glass-topped Sun Lounge introduced in 1956, several coaches, two dining cars, and an observation car with a tavern and lounge.<ref>"Equipment of Through Main Line and Local Trains", ''Seaboard Railroad Time Tables'' (December 16, 1961), p. 5.</ref> The train began using rebuilt [[Heritage Fleet]] equipment in 1981.<ref name=allaboard>{{All Aboard Amtrak}}</ref>{{rp|78}}

The ''Silver Meteor'' now uses Amtrak's standard long-distance single-level equipment: [[Viewliner]] baggage cars, Viewliner sleeping cars, Viewliner dining cars, [[Amfleet]] café-lounges and Amfleet coaches. An [[ACS-64]] electric locomotive is used between New York City and Washington, D.C., while two diesel-electric locomotives, either [[GE Genesis#P42DC|GE P42DC]] or [[Siemens Charger#Amtrak|Siemens ALC-42]] locomotives, are used for power south of Washington, D.C. Amtrak began replacing the older P42DC locomotives with ALC-42 locomotives in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ngec.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1115B-1140D-NGEC-2024-Amtrak-Acquisition-Final-012624.pdf |title=Amtrak New Fleet Acquisition Updates |publisher=Next Generation Corridor Equipment Pool Committee |date=February 2024 |first1=Joe Sr. |last1=Paul |first2=Michael |last2=Welsh |first3=Michael |last3=Kraft |page=7 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-date=April 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402054110/https://ngec.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1115B-1140D-NGEC-2024-Amtrak-Acquisition-Final-012624.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A typical ''Silver Meteor'' consist as of January 2025 is made up of:<ref name="trainweb" />

* ACS-64 locomotive (New York–Washington)
* P42DC or ALC-42 locomotive (Washington–Miami)
* P42DC or ALC-42 locomotive (Washington–Miami)
* Amfleet II Coach
* Amfleet II Coach
* Amfleet II Coach
* Amfleet II Coach
* Amfleet II Café/Lounge Car
* Viewliner II Dining Car
* Viewliner I/II Sleeping Car
* Viewliner I/II Sleeping Car
* Viewliner I/II Sleeping Car
* Viewliner II Baggage Car