Several hundred people needing food and drink. Imagine just one café car for three sleeper cars and at least four coach cars. On this train from Florida, whether in coach or a sleeper, were stuck with a narrow selection of microwaved meals or snacks from only one café car. Dinner in the Dining Car? Not This TripĪ couple of years before the pandemic, in 2018, Amtrak’s president (from Delta Airlines no less) decided that a proper meal on Amtrak was a waste of money, so within weeks, the dining cars on both Florida trains were gone.
Within a few minutes we traveled from bustling urban sprawl to pastoral rural Florida.Īnother Amtrak overnight train ride from Florida was under way. Tucked away into my little compartment, I said a quiet goodbye to Winter Park. My older Viewliner I roomette vs the new Viewliner II roomette. The gray steps are to reach the upper bunk. You have to use one of the public bathrooms in your car. There is still a sink but no toilet in the room. I intentionally hoped for this older car.Īs you can see below, the new Viewliner II roomette is quite different. This is the older Amtrak Viewliner I roomette with a sink and toilet. I neatly set it where it always goes on a ledge next to the oversized seat. RELATED: My Best Advice for Amtrak Sleeping Car Passengersħ:50 PM – My train car attendant checked my ticket, hoisted my small overnight suitcase onto the train and carried it into my roomette. From the first blast of the train whistle to the slow grinding halt, everyone on the platform felt the energy.Įveryone is always excited to get on a train. It was anyone’s guess who was going where.ħ:41 PM – Amtrak’s Silver Star made its rumbling approach into Winter Park. There were only four of us compared to at least twenty-five coach passengers.Īmtrak makes twenty-four station stops along the way from Florida to New York City. Sleeping car passengers, like me, had our own area to congregate. All the waiting passengers scattered to their designated boarding points along the platform, careful not to get too close to the yellow line.Ĭoach passengers, bound for various destinations, stood at different places along the platform. The station attendant drove the checked baggage to where the baggage car would stop.ħ:30 PM – The Amtrak station agent announced the arrival of our train. It’s a little scary because if the train arrived early, there would be no way to cross the train tracks to board the train. Getting nervous in case the train arrived early, I headed back to the station. READ NEXT: Aboard Amtrak Silver Star without the dining carħ:15 PM – I checked the Amtrak app every 10 minutes for the Train Status. With my small wheeled carry-on bag in tow, I walked across the street to Park Avenue for a coffee, eye on the clock. I checked-in with the station agent and handed her my large suitcase for checked baggage. My overnight train was scheduled to arrive into Winter Park on time at 7:41pm.
I’ve tried the Orlando and Kissimmee train stations and prefer the one in Winter Park. Here’s What It’s Like to Spend 23 Hours on AmtrakĦ:00 PM – I arrived early at the small but busy Amtrak station in the heart of downtown Winter Park, Florida. I’d have plenty of time the next day to take a tour and explore the building before my next train to Chicago. I was on my way to Chicago for my high school reunion so the Amtrak Silver Star schedule was perfect.īecause the Amtrak Silver Star arrives into New York City in the evening, I planned an overnight stay at Fairfield Inn and Suites.Īccording to Google Maps, this hotel is right across the street from the new Moynihan Train Hall. Travel along with me, a long-time Amtrak fanatic, to see what it’s really like to stay and sleep in a 23-square-foot roomette aboard Amtrak Silver Star from Florida to New York.Īmtrak Overnight Train From Florida to New York Because I don’t fly, I board an Amtrak overnight train from Florida to New York to get almost anywhere in the U.S.įor this article, there’s everything you need to know to take an Amtrak train from Florida to New York. I just spent over 23 hours aboard an Amtrak train from Florida to New York on the Silver Star.
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