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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orange Blossom Special canonical | 2 |
| inspired the fiddle tune "Orange Blossom Special" | 1 |
Statements (51)
| 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) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
inspired the fiddle tune "Orange Blossom Special"