Orange Blossom Special (train)

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Orange Blossom Special

Postcard depiction of the train circa 1939; the card described the train as the only all-electric New York-Florida train, a reference to its diesel-electric locomotives.
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Discontinued
Locale	Northeastern United States Southeastern United States
First service	November 21, 1925
Last service	1953
Former operator(s)	Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Route
Termini	New York, New York Miami, Florida with alternate sections to St. Petersburg and Venice
Distance travelled	1,388.7 miles (2,234.9 km)
Service frequency	(Seasonal winter train; daily operation during operating season)
Train number(s)	7 (southbound); 8 (northbound)
On-board services
Sleeping arrangements	All Pullman - Open sections, drawing-rooms and compartments (1941)
Catering facilities	Dining car
Observation facilities	Club car and lounge car
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map Legend New York New York New Jersey Manhattan Transfer Newark Trenton New Jersey Pennsylvania North Philadelphia West Philadelphia Pennsylvania Delaware Wilmington Delaware Maryland Baltimore Maryland Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Virginia Richmond Petersburg Virginia North Carolina North Carolina South Carolina South Carolina Georgia West Savannah Georgia Florida Wildwood Polk City Auburndale Winter Haven West Lake Wales Avon Park Sebring Okeechobee Indiantown West Palm Beach-Palm Beach Lake Worth Delray Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Hialeah Miami This diagram: view talk edit

The Orange Blossom Special was a deluxe passenger train on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad connecting railroads between New York City and Miami in the United States. It ran during the winter season only.

It covered 1,388.7 miles (2,234.9 km) on the Pennsylvania Railroad from New York City to Washington, D.C., the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad from Washington to Richmond, and the Seaboard Air Line Railroad from Richmond via Raleigh, Columbia, and Savannah to Miami. A section also went to Tampa and St. Petersburg.