Carolinian or Silver Meteor

The two routes share 11 stations, New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Newark, Trenton among them. The table lists what each shows and how long each takes; the route pages carry the full stretch tables.

Side by side

CarolinianSilver Meteor
EndpointsNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station to CharlotteNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station to Miami
Duration, end to end15 h 41 m28 h 29 m
FrequencyDailyDaily
Trains79 westbound, 80 northbound97 southbound, 98 northbound
Named stretches with a cited source85
ShowsBig cities, Big riversBig rivers, Big cities
Headline stretchSusquehanna RiverSusquehanna River
Headline stretch in daylightwestbound: daylight, 9:45 a.m.; northbound: daylight Mar to Sep; dusk Oct; dark Nov to Feb, 6:13 p.m.southbound: daylight Feb to Oct; dusk Nov to Jan, 5:08 p.m.; northbound: daylight, 8:35 a.m.

Duration, frequency, and daylight are computed from the Amtrak GTFS timetable (fetched 2026-10-15) for the representative trip in each direction; daylight is the phrase for the headline stretch, the highlighted row of each route page. Named stretches are counted from the cited route guides. How these are computed.

Stations both routes serve

New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Newark, Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore Penn Station, Washington Union Station, Alexandria, Richmond Staples Mill Road, Petersburg, Rocky Mount

In the order the Carolinian reaches them. Transfer times are not checked.

Route pages