The Silver Meteor

The Silver Meteor

Penn Central
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
December 11, 1970

143

Train Number

142

Daily

Miles

(Penn Central)

Services

Daily

2 10P

0.0

New York, NY (Penn Station) (ET)

10 15A

R 2 26P

10.0

Newark, NJ

D10 00A

R 3 12P

58.1

Trenton, NJ

D 9 14A

R 3 40P

85.9

North Philadelphia, PA

D 8 45A

R 3 50P

Philadelphia, PA (30th St. Station)

D 8 23A

R 4 19P

118.1

Wilmington, DE

D 7 52A

R 5 20P

186.5

Baltimore, MD

D 6 51A

6 00P

226.6

Washington, DC

C R

6 10A

Continuing Train Number (Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac)

6 30P

226.6

Washington, DC

C R

5 45A

F 6 47P

234.8

Alexandria, VA

F 5 09A

F 7 12P

261.3

Quantico, VA

F 4 42A

F 7 32P

280.7

Fredericksburg, VA

F 4 24A

8 45P

340.1

Richmond, VA (Broad Street)

C R

3 30A

(Seaboard Coast Line)

9 00P

340.1

Richmond, VA

C R

3 20A

F 9 30P

367.5

Petersburg, VA

C R

D 2 33A

11 55P

502.0

Raleigh, NC

C R

12 25A

1 40A

598.6

Hamlet, NC

10 40P

1 50A

10 30P

671.6

Camden, SC

R 9 03P

3 40A

704.5

Columbia, SC

8 30P

5 30A

845.4

Savannah, GA

C R

6 20P

6 53A

912.7

Thalmann, GA (Brunswick Junction)

5 15P

8 20A

984.4

Jacksonville, FL

C R

4 10P

8 30A

4 00P

9 20A

1040.2

Waldo, FL

2 55P

10 02A

1085.5

Ocala, FL

2 11P

10 45A

1111.6

Wildwood, FL (Leesburg)

1 45P

11 44A

1176.2

Winter Haven, FL (Cypress Gardens)

12 32P

12 25P

1217.6

Sebring, FL (Highlands)

11 55A

D 1 04P

1259.1

Okeechobee, FL

R11 18A

2 10P

1320.3

West Palm Beach, FL

C R

10 28A

D 2 30P

1337.9

Delray Beach, FL

C R

R10 07A

D 2 42P

1348.7

Deerfield Beach, FL (Boca Raton)

R 9 56A

3 05P

1362.7

Fort Lauderdale, FL

C R

9 42A

3 15P

1370.1

Hollywood, FL

9 30A

D 3 40P

1386.8

Hialeah, FL (Miami Int'l Airport)

R 9 10A

4 05P

1390.4

Miami, FL (ET)

C R

9 00A

(Penn Central Notes—None)

(R.F. & P. Notes)

CAR SERVICE INFORMATION—Sleeping, Parlor Car and Through Coach runs.
Coach service on all trains unless otherwise indicated.

Nos. 57 and 58 (Silver Meteor)—Sleeping Cars and Reclining-Seat Coaches (seats reserved) New York and Miami. Sleeping Car Washington and Miami. Budget-Room Coach New York and Miami. Sleeper Bar-Lounge and Tavern Observation Cars New York and Miami. Dining Cars New York and Miami.

(Seaboard Coast Line Notes)

EQUIPMENT

Baggage-Dormitory...New York-Miami.

Sleepers...[S-99] Washington-Miami—10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms.

[S-105] New York-Miami—5 Double Bedrooms, 2 Compartments, 2 Drawing-rooms.

[S-106] New York-Miami—11 Double Bedrooms.

[S-107] New York-Miami—5 Double Bedrooms, Bar-Lounge.

Diner...New York-Miami.

Sleeper...[S-108] New York-Miami—10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms.

Budget Room Coach..[BC-10]..New York-Miami—16 Single Budget Rooms, 4 Double Budget Rooms.

Coaches...[13-E] New York-Miami. (Reclining, Reserved Seats.)

[14-E] New York-Miami. (Reclining, Reserved Seats.)

Tavern-Lounge-Observation...New York-Miami.

Registered Nurse—Passenger Service Agent—Coach Attendants.

Note—Special service charge of $2.50 is assessed for each seat assigned from and to points north of Washington, to and from points south of Washington. The charge for each seat assigned between other points 50¢ and $1.00 according to distance travelled. EXCEPTION—Charge not applicable on intrastate traffic in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

See the fare table in the Ticket Office.

Original timetable information copyright ©1971 by National Railway Publication Company. It is believed that the noncommercial use of this out-of-print material to document the history of the North American passenger train constitutes Fair Use under U.S. copyright law.

The Seaboard Coast Line and Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac railroad names and heralds are trademarks of CSX Transportation and are used here under license. Other railroad heralds, logos and trademarks used with intent to comply with Fair Use provisions of copyright and trademark law to illustrate the source material in its historical context. Penn Central herald obtained from Terry Solberger's Railroad Heralds. S.C.L. and R.F.&P. heralds obtained from S.S.S.M.R.E.

From the pages of the Official Guide, April 1971

Penn Central Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR Seaboard Coast Line Railroad December 11, 1970

(Penn Central Notes—None)

(R.F. & P. Notes)

(Seaboard Coast Line Notes)

Penn Central
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
December 11, 1970