"Our members have had a long-standing dream of restoring a one-seat ride from the Midwest to Florida, and we're thrilled that a new generation of American passengers will be able to experience this service for themselves," Jim Mathews, President & CEO of the Rail Passengers Association said in a news release.
"We believe riders will flock to this new service. Reintroducing the Floridian route will free up badly needed equipment while taking pressure off Northeast Corridor infrastructure during the renovation of the ERT Project," Mathews said in the release.
In addition to connecting the Midwest to the Southeast during peak travel season, the temporary Floridian route also serves another purpose: to help alleviate traffic on the Northeast Corridor during the upcoming renovation of New York City 's East River Tunnel (ERT).
The Floridian train will depart Chicago's Union Station at 6:40 p.m. each day. Passengers will spend the first night on board, arrive in Washington DC the next day, and then continue traveling south.
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