Part 1 of a late June/July 2018 trip from Southern California (Irvine) to Southern Florida (Miami) via the San Francisco Bay area, Chicago, and Washington DC. The trains include the Pacific Surfliner, California Zephyr, Capital Limited, and Silver Meteor. This trip for me was planned especially to ride the Silver Meteor. In the 44 years I have been riding trains, I've never made it to Florida and I have ridden the others before. Part 1 is the trip to Washington DC where I would board the Silver Meteor. The weather across the country was perfect and the scenery never more beautiful. Part 2 features the Silver Meteor from Washington DC to Miami. Thanks for watching.