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The ''Palmetto'' is a passenger train service operated by Amtrak over the 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=PALMETTO )〕 from New York City south to Savannah, Georgia, via the Northeast Corridor to Washington, D.C., then via Richmond, Virginia, Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina. The ''Palmetto'' is a shorter version of the ''Silver Meteor'', which continues south to Miami, Florida. Between 1996 and 2002 this service was called the ''Silver Palm''. Although currently a day train, in the past the ''Palmetto'' provided overnight sleeper service to Florida. During fiscal year 2011, the ''Palmetto'' carried nearly 200,000 passengers, an increase of 3.8% from FY2010. The train had a total revenue of $16,438,480 during FY2011, a 7% increase over FY2010.〔 ==History== Amtrak introduced the ''Palmetto'' on June 15, 1976. The train drew its name from the ''Sabal palmetto'', the state tree of South Carolina. The name ''Palmetto Limited'' had also been used by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad for a New York—St. Petersburg train which first ran in December 1909. The ''Palmetto'' was the first train in the Southern United States to receive the then-new Amfleet equipment, and the run was the longest at the time for the new coaches. At the time of introduction Amtrak planned to run the ''Palmetto'' daily for the summer only, with service ending September 8. In August Amtrak extended the ''Palmetto'' indefinitely, citing better-than-expected ridership. In October 1976 the Florida Department of Transportation urged Amtrak to extend the ''Palmetto'' south to Miami. Between October 1984 and September 1985 the ''Palmetto'' ran combined with the ''Carolinian'' between New York and Richmond, Virginia. At Richmond the ''Carolinian'' continued separately to Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina. The ''Carolinian'' was discontinued after the state of North Carolina withdrew its support for the train. The ''Carolinian'' has since been restored and runs from Charlotte to New York Penn Station. In December 1988 Amtrak extended the ''Palmetto'' south to Jacksonville, Florida. The train continued to be coach-only, without full dining service. Beginning on May 12, 1990, the ''Palmetto'' again combined with a revived ''Carolinian'', although this time the split occurred in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The two trains began running independently in April 1991.〔 〕 In October 1994 the ''Palmetto'' became a full overnight train with sleeper and dining car service, running through to Tampa, Florida. This replaced the ''Silver Meteor's'' Tampa section. This extension was short-lived: budget cuts under the Clinton administration led to the ''Palmetto's'' discontinuance on February 1, 1995. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Palmetto (train)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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