New train (40-41 Floridian) between Miami and Chicago via Washington DC

[jis]

Maybe they consider this a southbound train with odd for south, like 97/91.

Yes 41 is Southbound and 40 Northbound.

 

[toddinde]

Amtrak had a train with this name in the 1970's and it was a total dud due to track conditions in Indiana. Can't believe they couldn't come up with something else. Also, I predict this new one won't last long, but who knows.

It wasn’t a dud. It was a great train once it got a reliable route. It only died because of the misguided Carter cuts. This new one is a brilliant and efficient use of equipment freeing up needed superliners for western service. I think it lasts until there is a new Floridian on the FRA Long Distance Study route. There is a big Midwest-Carolina market, and this new service serves that brilliantly.