This set features the Amtrak Silver Meteor
and Silver Star as they would have
appeared in the early 1970s. The set also includes Washington Union Passenger Terminal
Alco RS1s
The Silver Meteor was originally a train of the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL),
placed in service on February 2, 1939. The train was operated between New York, NY,
and Washington, DC, by the Pennsylvania Railroad under a haulage agreement. Between
Washington
and Richmond, it used the tracks of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad,
jointly owned by the SAL and five other railroads for the use of all. From Richmond south,
the SAL's own trackage was used, running via Raleigh, North Carolina, Columbia, South
Carolina,
Savannah, Georgia, Jacksonville, Florida and Ocala, Florida. Until the late 1960s, the
Silver Meteor split at Wildwood,
Florida, with one section continuing to Miami, Florida, and the other serving St.
Petersburg
and Sarasota-Venice on Florida's west coast.
The SAL merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast Line
Railroad in 1967,
and on May 28, 1968 the Silver Meteor began serving only Miami (the similarly-routed
Silver Star
then served only St. Petersburg). Amtrak continued to operate the Silver Meteor when it
took
over operations on May 1, 1971; on November 14, the numbers 83 (southbound) and 84
(northbound) were assigned.
The Silver Star was originally a service of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, running from
New York to
Miami and later also St. Petersburg (beyond Tampa). It was inaugurated December 12, 1947
to replace the Advance Silver Meteor.
The Silver Meteor shares much of its track with the Silver Star, which runs further west
through
North Carolina and South Carolina and detours to serve Tampa, Florida. The Palmetto uses
the
same tracks as the Silver Meteor for its whole length, terminating in Savannah, Georgia.
The BLW/ZT Amtrak Heritage
Southeast set:
6 engines
25 cars
Set three - Amtrak Heritage
Southeast:
Locomotives
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Silver Meteor:
Amtrak (SCL) E8A 233
Amtrak E8A 245
Amtrak E8A 243
Baggage #1132
SCL Baggage Dorm #5031
Coach #5237
Coach #5239
Coach #5255
Observation Lounge #3335
Coach #5259
Coach #5239
Coach #4452
SCL Diner #5909
SCL 10-6 Sleeper "Charlotte"
10-6 Sleeper "Bryan County"
Sunroom Lounge "Sun View"
7-2 Sleeper "Hummingbird"
Silver Star:
Amtrak E8A 243
Amtrak (SCL) E8A 233
Amtrak E8A 245
Amtrak E8A 278
Baggage #1132
Baggage #1114
Baggage-Dorm #1803
10-6 Sleeper "Bryan County"
10-6 Sleeper "Silver Boulder"
Lounge "Keystone State"
24-8 Slumber Coach "Loch Katrine"
Coach #4813
Coach #4448
SCL Diner #5909
Coach #4457
Coach #4452
Observation Lounge #3335
Diner #8080
Coach #5209
Coach #4813
Coach #5239
SCL 10-6 Sleeper "Winter Haven"
10-6 Sleeper "Volusia County"
Washington Union Passenger Terminal
WUPT RS1 #62
Baggage #1132
Baggage #1114
WUPT RS1 #44
Baggage #1132
SCL 10-6 Sleeper "Winter Haven"
all
with custom Cab and custom
Special thanks to Steve Thomas for
research on the 1974 Amtrak consists
and to www,railfonts.com for fonts used in this set.
We hope that you enjoy this set!
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