Amtrak announced last week its Floridian route — a temporary line offering direct, round-trip access between Chicago and Miami this fall. Jacksonville will be one of the featured stops on this new route.

Amtrak is launching the Floridian, a new temporary route that will offer passengers a one-seat ride between Miami and Chicago with stops in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa.

The railroad will temporarily combine the routes of two existing trains due to maintenance work in New York. Sandusky, Elyria, and Alliance are also on the route.

Amtrak announced a new Floridian route offering a direct round-trip between Chicago and Miami.

Amtrak has announced a new temporary route that will take Floridians up the East Coast and all the way to Chicago starting in November.

Amtrak is launching a new route between Chicago and Miami this fall that will whisk passengers from the Midwest to the Sunshine State in 47 hours.

Amtrak’s new “Floridian” service, scheduled to kick off Nov. 10, will take passengers through 11 states, with trains traveling from Miami to Chicago, by way of the Atlantic

Amtrak will soon offer a direct line between Chicago and Miami, but only for a limited time. When will it start and how much could it cost?

Amtrak has started ticket sales for the Floridian, a new temporary route offering a direct round-trip between Chicago and Miami.

Amtrak's new Floridian Line will offer round-trip train service from Chicago to Miami with stops in Washington, D.C., Savannah, Georgia, and Orlando, Florida, along the way.