The Silver Meteor catches me by surprise! - DeLand Amtrak/SunRail Station Mini-Vlog

Описание: This past weekend I was a part of the Golden Spike Enterprises Train Show held in DeLand, Florida. I mainly went just to buy more stock for my ever-expanding American Flyer collection which will accompany the BRIO on the channel, and to do some business with my good friend Scott, the person selling those Flyers. In the process, I also met Garrett the Railfan, who is a young and eager fellow with the ambition of building a CSX-themed N scale model railroad.

After having brunch at Chica's Cuban Cuisine (Would ABSOLUTELY recommend btw), I decided to visit the old Atlantic Coast Line depot which serves as the terminus for SunRail, one of only two commuter railroads in Florida (Tri-Rail, of course, being the other), and which serves as a station-stop for the Amtrak Silver Meteor, a high-class passenger train that runs from Miami to New York and that used to be operated by the ACL. Amtrak would end up taking over the service in 1971 when they nationalized all long-distance passenger trains in the United States.

I'm not going to lie. I just expected a calm time at the station before I headed back for home; just normal sightseeing, taking in the comfortable station atmosphere, hanging around the waiting room and doing just a little mini-vlog. I expected everything but a train, and this one was just the perfect ending to my time in DeLand, made even better by the fact that this is the first Amtrak train that I see in person.