Palmetto: Information from Answers.com
- ️Mon Oct 29 2007
| Palmetto | |
| Info | |
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| Type | Inter-city rail |
| System | Amtrak |
| Termini | New York, NY to Savannah, GA |
| Operation | |
| Opened | May 1, 1971 |
| Owner | Amtrak, CSX (track) |
| Operator(s) | Amtrak |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 829-mile (1334 km) |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
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The Palmetto is an 829-mile (1334 km) passenger train service operated by Amtrak from New York City south to Savannah, Georgia via the Northeast Corridor to Washington, DC, then via 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.
History
The Palmetto was originally the Palmetto Limited, inaugurated November 1, 1910 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad between New York and St. Petersburg (beyond Tampa).
From the late 90s to late 2002, the Palmetto was known as the Silver Palm (part of the Silver Service brand). Until November 1, 2004 the Palmetto continued south to Jacksonville, Florida with the Silver Meteor and Silver Star, but turned west at Jacksonville to Baldwin and then ran south via Ocala to Coleman on the old Seaboard Air Line Railroad main line. From Coleman it continued southwest to Lakeland, then west to Tampa, reversing direction to Auburndale and running south to Miami. With the truncation to Savannah, the Silver Star was rerouted to service Tampa; the old Jacksonville-Lakeland route is now served by a Thruway Motorcoach bus transfer from the Silver Star, which serves all the former stations as well as Gainesville.
On Saturday, August 25, 2007, the engine room of Train 89, caught fire in Micro, North Carolina at 4:15 p.m. EST, causing more than 150 passengers to evacuate. No one was injured.
Route details
The Palmetto operates over Amtrak and CSX Transportation trackage:
- Amtrak Northeast Corridor, New York to Washington
- CSX Landover Subdivision, RF&P Subdivision, Richmond Terminal Subdivision, North End Subdivision, South End Subdivision, Charleston Subdivision, and Savannah Subdivision, Washington to Savannah
Station stops
The Palmetto, trains 89 southbound and 90 northbound, makes the following station stops:
- Newark
- Trenton
- Alexandria
- Richmond Staples Mill Road
- Petersburg
References
- ^ "Palmetto Schedule" (PDF). Amtrak (2007-10-29). Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
External links
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