Orange Blossom Special

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Orange Blossom Special was a famous luxury passenger train that ran between New York and Florida during the early to mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf named train
passenger train
category Named passenger trains of the United States
Passenger trains of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad
connectedWith New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
surface form: Pennsylvania Railroad
country United States of America
discontinuationReason decline in passenger rail travel in the United States
endPointForThroughService Miami
surface form: Miami, Florida
endStation Miami passenger station
hasCulturalImpact Orange Blossom Special self-linksurface differs
surface form: inspired the fiddle tune "Orange Blossom Special"
marketingFocus tourist travel to Florida
namedAfter orange blossom
notableFor fast New York–Florida schedule
luxury accommodations
status as a premier Florida train
onboardService barber and valet services (in some eras)
club and lounge cars
full-service dining
operatedBy Seaboard Air Line Railroad
operatedDuring early 20th century
mid-20th century
operatedInRegion East Coast of the United States
operatedOn Seaboard Air Line Railroad
surface form: Seaboard Air Line main line
operatedOnRoute New York–Florida
operatingPeriodEnd 1953
operatingPeriodStart 1925
primaryPurpose seasonal winter service to Florida
railGauge standard gauge
railwayServiceType luxury passenger service
seasonalOperation winter-only
servedDestination Jacksonville, Florida
Richmond, Virginia
Savannah
surface form: Savannah, Georgia

St. Petersburg, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Washington, D.C.
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
surface form: West Palm Beach, Florida
serviceClass Pullman sleeping car
surface form: Pullman sleeping car service

dining car service
first-class
observation car service
startPointForThroughService New York City
surface form: New York, New York
startStation Penn Station (New York City)
status discontinued
subjectOf song "Orange Blossom Special"
terminus Jacksonville, Florida
Miami
surface form: Miami, Florida

New York City
tractionType diesel locomotive (later years)
steam locomotive (early years)

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Seaboard Air Line Railroad notableService Orange Blossom Special
Live at Folsom Prison concert notableSongPerformed Orange Blossom Special
Orange Blossom Special hasCulturalImpact Orange Blossom Special self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: inspired the fiddle tune "Orange Blossom Special"