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Amtrak’s Eastern Panhandle Service Changing Name, Destination

Cupcakes with white icing and a blue Amtrak logo are served on a plate sitting on a white tablecloth.
Amtrak cupcakes were served at the National Press Club in Washington in July 2017.
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Starting Sunday, Nov. 10, Amtrak passengers in Cumberland, Maryland, Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry will board the Floridian instead of the Capitol Limited.

And instead of ending in Washington, D.C., the train will continue on to Miami.

Amtrak is combining the Capitol Limited and Silver Star trains temporarily to accommodate a tunnel reconstruction project in New York.

The trains will continue to originate and terminate in Chicago.

They will be numbered 40 eastbound and 41 westbound. Functionally, not much will change. The trains will operate on a similar schedule at the same stops.

Passengers will, however, be able to get a one-seat ride to Florida.