Gulf Breeze (train)

Gulf Breeze
The Gulf Breeze at Montgomery in June 1990
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
SystemAmtrak
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleEastern United States
First serviceOctober 27, 1989
Last serviceApril 1, 1995
Former operator(s)Amtrak
Route
TerminiNew York, New York
Mobile, Alabama
Stops31
Distance travelled1,299 miles (2,091 km) (New York–Mobile)
275 miles (443 km) (Birmingham–Mobile)
Service frequencyDaily each way
Train number(s)519, 520
On-board services
Class(es)Standard and first class
Seating arrangementsReserved Coach Seat
Sleeping arrangementsRoomette
Bedrooms
Catering facilitiesDining Car
Lounge Car
Baggage facilitiesChecked baggage available at stations north of Birmingham
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Track owner(s)CSX Transportation
Route map
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New York City
NJ Transit
10 mi
16 km
Newark Penn
Newark Light Rail Port Authority Trans-Hudson NJ Transit
58 mi
93 km
Trenton
NJ Transit
91 mi
146 km
Philadelphia–30th Street
116 mi
187 km
Wilmington
185 mi
298 km
Baltimore
225 mi
362 km
Washington, D.C.
Virginia Railway Express
234 mi
377 km
Alexandria
Virginia Railway Express
258 mi
415 km
Manassas
Virginia Railway Express
292 mi
470 km
Culpeper
337 mi
542 km
Charlottesville
398 mi
641 km
Lynchburg
461 mi
742 km
Danville
512 mi
824 km
Greensboro
524 mi
843 km
High Point
558 mi
898 km
Salisbury
601 mi
967 km
Charlotte
625 mi
1006 km
Gastonia
678 mi
1091 km
Spartanburg
709 mi
1141 km
Greenville
739 mi
1189 km
Clemson
772 mi
1242 km
Toccoa
810 mi
1304 km
Gainesville
858 mi
1381 km
Atlanta
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
960 mi
1545 km
Anniston
1024 mi
1648 km
Birmingham
1120 mi
1802 km
Montgomery
1164 mi
1873 km
Greenville
1201 mi
1933 km
Evergreen
1225 mi
1971 km
Brewton
Sunset Limited to Miami
(post-1993)
1254 mi
2018 km
Atmore
1274 mi
2050 km
Bay Minette
1299 mi
2091 km
Mobile
Sunset Limited to Los Angeles
(post-1993)

The Gulf Breeze was a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak between New York City and Mobile, Alabama, as a section of the Crescent. Southbound, the Gulf Breeze split from the Crescent in Birmingham to serve an additional seven stations in Alabama on a 275-mile (443 km) route south to Mobile. The service ran from 1989 until 1995.