Floridian (train)

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The Floridian was a long-distance passenger train that ran between Chicago and Florida, offering intercity rail service through the American Midwest and Southeast in the mid-20th century.

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Floridian (train) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intercity train
named train
passenger train
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 1979
October 1979
endPoint Miami
surface form: Miami, Florida

St. Petersburg, Florida
inception 1971
November 1971
namedAfter Florida
surface form: State of Florida
onboardService coaches
dining car
lounge car
sleeping cars
operatedInDecade 1970s
operator Amtrak
operatorEndDate 1979
operatorStart Amtrak
operatorStartDate 1971
partOf Amtrak long-distance routes
surface form: Amtrak long-distance network
predecessor Champion (train)
surface form: South Wind (train)
railGauge standard gauge
reasonForDiscontinuation declining ridership
funding cuts
poor timekeeping
routeThrough Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Midwestern United States
Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States

Tennessee
routeVia Albany, Georgia
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
surface form: Birmingham, Alabama

Jacksonville, Florida
Louisville, Kentucky
Montgomery, Alabama
Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
surface form: Nashville, Tennessee
serviceFrequency daily (at various times in its history)
serviceType intercity rail
long-distance passenger rail
startPoint Chicago Union Station
Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
trackOwner Conrail
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Penn Central Transportation Company
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad

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