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U.S., New York/Florida Service History: Famous Winter Rivals, Orange Blossom Special and Florida Special had Exceptional Dining Cars

April 13, 2022 Administrator

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; April 13, 2022 Editor’s note: This article first appeared on December 14,…

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Posted in: Passenger Amenities and Food Service, Passenger Train Operators, Passenger Trains Filed under: ACL, Atlantic Coast Line, Dining Cars, E.M. Frimbo, Fashion Shows, FEC, Florida, Florida East Coast Railway, Florida Special, Great Depression, Intercity, Lounge Cars, Miami, New York, New York Pennsylvania Station, Orange Blossom Special, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Rail Passenger, Ridership, Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Seaboard Coast Line, Tampa, The Champagne Train, Transportation, Travel, Wildwood, Winter Seasonal Trains

U.S., Seaboard’s Silver Meteor and Silver Star History: A Proud Heritage for an Upscale Clientele

February 24, 2021 Administrator

Editor’s Note: This material was originally written in 2019 and updated today. By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation;…

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Posted in: Amtrak, Freight Railroads, History, Intercity Passenger Train, Passenger Amenities and Food Service, Passenger Train Operators Filed under: Amtrak, Atlantic Coast Line, Champion, Coaches, CSX, Dining Cars, Drawing Room, Everglades, Florida Special, Freight Railroads, Gulf Coast Special, Heritage, History, Intercity, Miami, New York Penn Station, Palmland, Passenger Food and Amenities, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Pennsylvania Railroad, Pullman, Rail Passenger, RF&P, Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Seaboard Coast Line, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Sleeping Cars, Sun Lounge, Sunland, Tampa, Transportation, Travel

U.S., Georgia: Sanborn Heading Back East

July 28, 2020 Administrator

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; July 27, 2020 Cindy Sanborn, one of the first women to hold…

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Posted in: Freight Railroads Filed under: 30 years at CSX, Cindy Sanborn, Conrail, CSX, Dick Sanborn, Freight Railroads, Freight Trains, Going to Norfolk Southern, Left CSX after Hunter Harrison took over, Named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Norfolk Southern, One of first women to hold a senior level executive role at a Class I railroad, Seaboard Coast Line, September 1 2020, Transportation, Union Pacific, UP, Went to Union Pacific

Florida: Termites are history, but bills remain for historic station

May 3, 2018 Administrator

By John Patton, Correspondent, Ocala Star Banner; May 2, 2018 DUNNELLON — Jon Sharkey has been associated with the Greater…

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Posted in: Passenger Train Stations Filed under: Atlantic Coast Line, CSX, Dunnellon, Dunnellon Historical Society, Florida, Freight Railroads, Historic Station, Need to Raise Funds to Pay Bills, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Rid of Termites, Seaboard Coast Line, Transportation

Where is Cayce, South Carolina, and what is the Silver Star?

February 5, 2018 Administrator

Cayce, South Carolina is part of the Columbia metropolitan area. Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, has a metropolitan population…

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Posted in: Amtrak Filed under: Amtrak, Amtrak Train Collides With CSX Freight Train, Amtrak Train on Wrong Track, Auto Ramp, Cayce, Columbia, CSX, Derailment, Florida, Freight Railroads, Georgia, Jacksonville, Miami, New York, New York City, North Carolina, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Rail Passenger, Rail Safety, Raleigh, Richmond, Savannah, Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Seaboard Coast Line, Silver Star, South Carolina, Southbound, Tampa, Transportation, Virginia, Washington

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U.S.: Stephen Gardner’s Amtrak ‘supersize’ Silver Star was normal not too long ago; what it was like riding Seaboard’s premier Silver Star in 1967
U.S.: Stephen Gardner’s Amtrak isn’t growing and may be shrinking with no way out as it seems to follow a false interpretation of federal law Stephen Gardner himself wrote
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