The Champion was a direct competitior to a passenger train operated by Amtrack, and was introduced by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in what year?
Champion (train) The Champion was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Florida East Coast Railway between New York City and Miami or St. Petersburg, Florida. It operated from 1939 until 1979, continuing under the Seaboard Coast Line and Amtrak. It was a direct competitor to the Seaboard Air Line Railway's "Silver Meteor", the first New York-Florida streamliner.
Cincinnati Limited The Cincinnati Limited was a named train of the Pennsylvania Railroad; the train traveled from New York City's Pennsylvania Station to the Cincinnati Union Terminal. It was a rival to New York Central's "Ohio State Limited". The "Cincinnati Limited" carried connecting Sleeping cars to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad's Cincinnati to New Orleans "Pan American". Both the "Cincinnati Limited" and the "Pan American" ended service on April 30, 1971, as passenger trains moved over to Amtrak.