Palmetto (train)

Palmetto

The southbound Palmetto at Fredericksburg station in 2018
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Locale	Northeastern, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States
Predecessor	Palmetto (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
First service	June 15, 1976 (original) May 1, 2002 (current)
Last service	February 1, 1995 (original)
Current operator(s)	Amtrak
Annual ridership	318,324 (FY23) 14.9%[a][1]
Route
Termini	New York City, New York Savannah, Georgia
Stops	23
Distance travelled	829 miles (1,334 km)
Average journey time	15 hours, 36 minutes (northbound) 15 hours, 2 minutes (southbound)[2]
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	89, 90
On-board services
Class(es)	Coach Class Business Class
Disabled access	All cars, most stations
Catering facilities	Café
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks, checked baggage available at selected stations
Technical
Rolling stock	Amfleet cars
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 12 kV AC at 25 Hz (New York–Washington)
Operating speed	54 mph (87 km/h) (avg.) 125 mph (201 km/h) (top)
Track owner(s)	Amtrak, CSX
Route map Legend Northeast Corridor to Boston 0 mi New York City Empire Corridor NY NJ North River Tunnels under the Hudson River 10 mi 16 km Newark Penn 25 mi 40 km Metropark 58 mi 93 km Trenton NJ PA Delaware River Keystone Service & Pennsylvanian 91 mi 146 km Philadelphia–30th Street PA DE 116 mi 187 km Wilmington DE MD 185 mi 298 km Baltimore 195 mi 314 km BWI Airport 216 mi 348 km New Carrollton MD DC Capitol Limited to Chicago 225 mi 362 km Washington, D.C. DC VA Potomac River 234 mi 377 km Alexandria Cardinal, Crescent, & Northeast Regional 334 mi 538 km Richmond Staples Mill Road Northeast Regional to Newport News 362 mi 583 km Petersburg Northeast Regional to Norfolk VA NC 460 mi 740 km Rocky Mount 476 mi 766 km Wilson 502 mi 808 km Selma Carolinian & Silver Star 550 mi 885 km Fayetteville NC SC 603 mi 970 km Dillon 633 mi 1019 km Florence 672 mi 1081 km Kingstree 728 mi 1172 km North Charleston 782 mi 1259 km Yemassee SC GA Savannah River Silver Star 829 mi 1334 km Savannah Silver Service to Miami                1996–2004 extension                1996–2004 extension GA FL St. Marys River 977 mi 1572 km Jacksonville Silver Star & Silver Meteor 1035 mi 1666 km Waldo 1081 mi 1740 km Ocala 1107 mi 1782 km Wildwood 1143 mi 1839 km Dade City 1199 mi 1930 km Tampa 1230 mi 1979 km Lakeland Silver Star & Silver Meteor 1247 mi 2007 km Winter Haven 1288 mi 2073 km Sebring 1330 mi 2140 km Okeechobee 1391 mi 2239 km West Palm Beach 1409 mi 2268 km Delray Beach 1420 mi 2285 km Deerfield Beach 1434 mi 2308 km Fort Lauderdale 1442 mi 2321 km Hollywood 1456 mi 2343 km Miami This diagram: view talk edit

The Palmetto is a passenger train operated by Amtrak on a 829-mile (1,334 km) route^[3] between New York City and Savannah, Georgia, via the Northeast Corridor, Washington, D.C., Richmond, Virginia, Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina. The Palmetto is a shorter version of the Silver Meteor, which continues south to Miami, Florida. From 1996 to 2002 this service was called the Silver Palm. Although currently a day train, the Palmetto is considered a long-distance train by Amtrak and previously provided overnight sleeper service to Florida.

During fiscal year 2019, the Palmetto carried 345,342 passengers, a decrease of 11% from FY2018.^[4] The train had a total revenue of $27,208,372 during FY2016, a 61.4% increase over FY2015.^[5]

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