| 词条 | Gulf Breeze (train) |
| 释义 |
|name = Gulf Breeze |color = |logo = |logo_width = |image = Amtrak Gulf Breeze at Montgomery station, June 1990.jpg |image_width = 300px |caption = The Gulf Breeze at Montgomery in June 1990 |type = Inter-city rail |system = Amtrak |status = Discontinued |locale = Alabama |start = New York City, New York |end = Mobile, Alabama |stations = 33 |routes = |ridership = |first = October 27, 1989 |last = April 1, 1995 |owners = CSX Transportation |formeroperator = Amtrak |frequency = Daily each way |trainnumber = 519, 520 |character = |stock = |linelength = {{convert|275|mi|km}} |baggage = Checked baggage available at stations north of Birmingham |seating = Reserved Coach Seat |class = Standard and first class |sleeping = Roomette Bedrooms |catering = Dining Car Lounge Car |tracklength = |notrack = |gauge = {{RailGauge|ussg}} |el = |speed = |elevation = |map = {{Amtrak Gulf Breeze}} |map_state = show }} The Gulf Breeze was a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak between Birmingham and Mobile, Alabama. It ran from 1989 until 1995. North of Birmingham the Crescent provided through service to New York City. HistoryAmtrak introduced the Gulf Breeze on October 27, 1989 as a section of the Crescent (New York City–New Orleans). Costs of operation were split between Amtrak and the state, with the latter contributing about $1.3 million per year. Annual ridership in FY 1994, the last full year of operation, was 7,737. In December 1994 Amtrak announced that the Gulf Breeze would be discontinued as part of a broad cost-cutting measure which saw other services eliminated or reduced.[1] The last Gulf Breeze ran on 1 April 1995, and was replaced by bus service.[2]Later that year attempts were made under the auspices of the Southern High Speed Rail Commission to resurrect the Gulf Breeze as a Mobile–New Orleans service, sharing part of the Sunset Limited's route. This was eventually realized as the Gulf Coast Limited, a joint effort between Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana which operated 1996–1997.[3] RouteThe Gulf Breeze split from the Crescent at Birmingham and ran south through Montgomery to Mobile on the Gulf of Mexico, while the Crescent continued southwest through Mississippi to New Orleans. At the time Mobile was served also by the Sunset Limited (Orlando, Florida–Los Angeles, California).[4] The Gulf Breeze served the following communities, in southbound order:
Of these, Birmingham is still served by the Crescent, while Mobile and Atmore were served by the Sunset Limited prior to Hurricane Katrina, which saw the shortening of that line to New Orleans. The remainder no longer have passenger rail service. References1. ^{{cite news|title=CUTS BIRMINGHAM TO MOBILE LINK RAIL SERVICE PRUNED NATIONWIDE | work=Birmingham News|date=15 Dec 1994|first=Stan|last=Diehl}} 2. ^{{cite news|title=AMTRAK ELIMINATES GULF BREEZE TRAIN SERVICE; REPLACES WITH THRUWAY BUS SERVICE|work=PR Newswire|date=3 Apr 1995}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=The little train route that could gets the go-ahead|work=Coast Business|date=10 Apr 1995|page=7}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Orient Express-Style Train Launches Washington to Chicago Run|work=Washington Business Journal|date=13 Nov 1989|first=Peter|last=Durantine|page=31}} }} External links{{commons category inline}}
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