Trains 91 and 97 (arrival time in FTL)?

[siena1965]

why do traun 91 and 97 get into ft lauderdale in the same 5 pm time frame it would be nice if one get in when it is not rush hour.

 

[Dakota 400]

why do traun 91 and 97 get into ft lauderdale in the same 5 pm time frame it would be nice if one get in when it is not rush hour.

Based upon my experience, neither arrive on time. Silver Meteor arrived minutes before Silver Star. Guests and luggage were unloaded from the Meteor, departed, and the Star arrived minutes behind. An advantage for such a schedule might be that public transportation, i.e. taxis, might be more readily available rather than having to call for one and wait until it arrived.

 

[bratkinson]

The dilemma faced by train schedulers is that everyone wants to have daylight arrival & departure times at 'their' cities. Throw in that in the pre-Amtrak days, the Silver Star and Silver Meteor followed the same route. Today, the Silver Star travels about a hundred miles MORE on routes that are inferior to the 'A' line traversed by the Silver Meteor ('S' line and Tampa and back). So, to keep the most passengers happy, keep NYP-WAS in daylight hours, and to keep all Florida stops in the daylight, the only choice is they closely follow one another south of Winterhaven. Would YOU want to get off the train in Miami at midnight?