Every day, Amtrak’s Silver Meteor passenger train leaves New York’s Penn Station for Miami. It’s a holdover from an earlier more glamorous era of rail travel; the train still has overnight compartments, dining car and lounge.

The train began in 1939, when the Seaboard Air Line, which served Florida, decided it needed a branded and streamlined overnight train that would rival the famous Zephyrs of the railroads of the west.

Unlike many other overnight trains, the Meteor (and sister train Silver Star) survived through to the Amtrak era when the U.S. government took over the passenger railroad system. The routes are remarkably the same as they were decades ago, though a bit slower and with fewer on-board amenities.

Back in 1965, the train left New York at 10:45 a.m. and split in two once it got to Florida. The next day it got to Miami at 9 a.m. and Venice at 8:20 a.m. Today, the Silver Star sister train keeps about the same schedule.

The Silver Meteor now leaves in the afternoon, 3:15, but gets in the next day at 6:55 p.m. Provided it’s on time, it’s a 27-hour journey. What’s missing are some of the old touches, including a Sun Lounge observation car in the rear decorated with Florida driftwood lamps.