TrainLoverJoy
Lead Service Attendant
This question has probably been asked a million times...but on a trip from Chicago to Miami in February is there a general preference for one over the other?
To be honest, I DO wish that the SS had a diner car, but it doesn't dissuade me from riding it. No dealbreaker there.I am astounded by the sanity in the responses to this thread! I would have expected many more disparaging comments by now implying that the Silver Star isn't worth riding because it doesn't have a full service dining car.
This is really the only difference for your purposes. The train does take a different route for portions of it (Inland South Carolina and Tampa, FL) and it takes longer to get there. The cafe is decent you require a high class meal while traveling, in which case you should fly first class and go to a 5 star restaurant after you land. If I were you, I'd probably do the Meteor since you'd have some padding between your arrive in DC and when you get on the train without worrying much about a missed connection.
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