Traveling by train is not the easiest, quickest or most reliable to travel across the country. Why hasn't America's love of trains faded? Why the excitement about the inaugural run of the Floridian ...
The Sun-Times sent a reporter and photographer on the first run of the Floridian from Chicago to Miami — on one condition. We have to ride the whole way in coach.
Amtrak completed its inaugural trip on a temporary new route connecting Chicago, Illinois, and Miami, Florida. The Floridian train combines two existing routes, the Capitol Limited and Silver Star ...