Although the McGinnis-era colors were red, black, and white, Patrick McGinnis must have also liked this shade of blue, which I would call cornflower blue. A similar blue was used by the Boston & Maine’s Talgo train that was delivered when McGinnis was running that railroad.

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Like the 1954 timetable, this one advertises trains direct from Boston to Florida. However, in 1955 Atlantic Coast Line eliminated the Vacationer in favor of the Florida Special. This actually benefitted Boston passengers as in 1955 they had a choice of three trains, the East Coast Champion to Miami, the West Coast Champion to Tampa, Sarasota, and St. Petersburg, or the Silver Meteor, which served both Florida coasts.

Between Boston and New York, the East Coast Champion and Silver Meteor were combined into one train. Someone in a hurry could get to Miami quicker on the East Coast Champion but would get to St. Petersburg and Tampa sooner on the Silver Meteor, mainly because it left Boston 2-1/2 hours earlier than the West Coast Champion.