6:15 p.m.: An announcement comes on the loudspeaker in Union Station as Pat and I finish our subs. It’s time to board the No. 41 Floridian to Miami.

Here are trips you can take from Chicago’s Union Station — from a short ride across the state to a multi-day cross-country trek. ... the Floridian, bound for Miami, Fl., Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

Ellery Jones with the Sun-Times boarded Amtrak’s temporary Floridian route from Chicago to Miami Sunday evening ... and even today, our Union Station is the gateway to both short day trips ...