Editing Silver Meteor (section)

==Route details==
[[File:Amtrak_Silver_Service.png|thumb|right|Amtrak ''Silver Service'' route map prior to 2024]]
The ''Silver Meteor'' operates over a combination of Amtrak and [[CSX Transportation]] trackage:{{cn|date=April 2019}}
* New York – [[Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C.]] (Amtrak)
** [[Northeast Corridor]]: 
* Washington D.C. – [[DeLand, Florida]] (CSXT)
** [[RF&P Subdivision]]
** [[Richmond Terminal Subdivision]]
** [[North End Subdivision]]
** [[South End Subdivision]]
** [[Charleston Subdivision]]
** [[Savannah Subdivision]]
** [[Nahunta Subdivision]]
** [[Jacksonville Terminal Subdivision]]
** [[Sanford Subdivision]] 
* DeLand - [[Poinciana, Florida]] (SunRail)
** [[SunRail|Central Florida Rail Corridor]]
* Poinciana - [[Mangonia Park, Florida]] (CSXT)
** [[Carters Subdivision]]
** [[Auburndale Subdivision]]
** [[Miami Subdivision]]
* Mangonia Park - [[Miami|Miami, Florida]] (Tri-Rail)
** [[Tri-Rail|South Florida Rail Corridor]]

The ''Silver Meteor'' uses the same route as the {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}} between Washington and Miami save for two segments: [[Selma, North Carolina]] – [[Savannah, Georgia]], and [[Kissimmee, Florida]] – [[Winter Haven, Florida]].<ref name="route">{{Cite web|title=Silver Service / Palmetto Train|url=https://www.amtrak.com/silver-service-palmetto-train|access-date=April 25, 2019|website=Amtrak}}</ref> Between Selma and Savannah, the ''Floridian'' travels inland over the [[CSX S-Line]] to serve the Carolinas' state capitals of Raleigh and Columbia, while the ''Silver Meteor'' travels closer to the coast on the [[CSX A-Line]] and serves [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]] and [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. Between Kissimmee and Winter Haven, the ''Silver Meteor'' turns south to go directly to Miami at [[Auburndale, Florida]], while the ''Floridian'' continues west to [[Lakeland, Florida]] and Tampa before coming back to Auburndale and turning south to Miami. In addition to these diversions, between [[Sebring, Florida]] and [[West Palm Beach, Florida]], the ''Silver Meteor'' makes no intermediate stops, while the ''Floridian'' makes an additional stop at [[Okeechobee, Florida]]. Inversely, between Savannah and [[Jacksonville, Florida]], the ''Silver Meteor'' makes an additional stop at [[Jesup, Georgia]], while the ''Floridian'' makes no intermediate stops.<ref name="route" /> The daytime ''[[Palmetto (train)|Palmetto]]'' operates from New York to Savannah over the same route as the ''Silver Meteor'', allowing cities in the Carolinas and Virginia on the route of the ''Silver Meteor'' to have service during the day.<ref name="amtrak" />

In its present form, the southbound ''Silver Meteor'' leaves New York in mid-afternoon, arriving in Washington at dinner time and traveling overnight through Virginia and the Carolinas for arrival at breakfast time the following morning in Savannah, rush hour in Jacksonville, lunchtime in Orlando, and early evening in Miami. Northbound trains leave Miami just before rush hour, arriving in central Florida at lunchtime and Jacksonville in the late afternoon and dinner time in Savannah, then passing through the Carolinas and Virginia overnight for arrival at breakfast-time in Washington, mid-morning in Philadelphia and lunchtime in New York.

Like other long-distance trains operating on the Northeast Corridor, local travel between NEC stations is prohibited on the ''Silver Meteor''. Northbound trains only stop to discharge passengers from [[Alexandria, Virginia]] northward, and southbound trains only stop to receive passengers from [[Newark, New Jersey]] to Washington. This policy is in place to keep seats available for passengers making more extended trips. Passengers wanting to travel locally must use the more frequent ''[[Northeast Regional]]'' or ''[[Acela]]'' trains. Additionally, the ''Silver Meteor,'' like the ''Floridian,'' does not allow local travel between West Palm Beach and Miami. Southbound trains only discharge passengers, while northbound trains only stop to receive passengers bound for points beyond West Palm Beach. This is due to the availability of [[Tri-Rail]], South Florida's commuter rail system.