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Excerpted from newspaper article and elsewhere:
Read the newspaper report on this here.Amtrak power only, no FEC power needed: two P-42 both ways.
Three cars southbound: Viewliner Sleeper, Dome Car 10031 and office car 10001, "Beech Grove."
Northbound three Amfleet II coaches will be added, six cars total.
Maximum speed 79 MPH
Schedule for special Amtrak train on Florida East Coast:
Southbound Thursday, April 29, 2010:
Leave Jacksonville, Amtrak Station 8:00 AM
No passenger stops, operating stops only. Operate direct to FEC Terminal at Hialeah and interchange to CSX, to Amtrak facilities at Hialeah/Miami.
Northbound trip on Saturday, May 1, 2010:
Leave Miami, NW 1st Avenue 8:30 AM
Arrive West Palm Beach, 3rd Street 10:45 AM, Depart 10:50 AM
Arrive Stuart, 2nd Street 11:35 AM, Depart 11:50 AM
Arrive Fort Pierce, Avenue A 12:15 PM, Depart 12:20 PM
Arrive Vero Beach, 23rd Street 12:40 PM, Depart 12:45 PM
Arrive Melbourne, Hibiscus Avenue 1:20 PM, Depart 1:25 PM
Arrive Cocoa, Dixon Boulevard 1:45 PM, Depart 1:50 PM
Arrive Titusville, South Street 2:10 PM, Depart 2:15 PM
Arrive Daytona Beach, Second Avenue 3:05 PM, Depart 3:10 PM
Arrive St. Augustine, 5th Street 4:05 PM, Depart 4:10 PM
Arrive Jacksonville, Amtrak Station at 5:25 PM
At all Florida East Coast stops, passengers boarding on east side of train.