| Through Sleepers Miami/St. Petersburg to Boston | ||||||
| 71 | Connecting Train Number (New Haven) | 164 | ||||
| 0.0 | Boston, MA (ET) | Ar | 8 25P | |||
| 43.8 | Providence, RI | 7 25P | ||||
| 8 15A | Dp | Springfield, MA (ET) | ||||
| 9 00A | Hartford, CT | |||||
| 10 00A | 156.8 | New Haven, CT | 5 07P | |||
| 11 38A | Ar | 232.0 | New York, NY (Penn Station) (ET) | |||
| 458.6 | Washington, DC (ET) | Dp | 11 25A | |||
| 117 | Train Number | 138 | ||||
| Daily | Miles | (Pennsylvania) | Services | Daily | ||
| 12 50P | Dp | 0.0 | New York, NY (Penn Station) (ET) | C R A | Ar | 3 30P |
| R 1 05P | 10.0 | Newark, NJ | C R A | D 3 14P | ||
| R 1 51P | 58.1 | Trenton, NJ | C R A | D 2 22P | ||
| R 2 20P | 85.9 | North Philadelphia, PA | C A | D 1 54P | ||
| R 2 28P | Ar | Philadelphia, PA (30th St. Station) | C R A | Dp | D 1 45P | |
| R 2 29P | Dp | Ar | D 1 44P | |||
| R 2 58P | 118.1 | Wilmington, DE | C A | F 1 14P | ||
| R 3 58P | Ar | 186.5 | Baltimore, MD | C R A | Dp | D12 12P |
| R 3 59P | Dp | Ar | D12 11P | |||
| 4 40P | Ar | 226.6 | Washington, DC | C R A | Dp | D11 30A |
| 7 | Continuing Train Number (Richmond, Fredricksburg & Potomac) | 8 | ||||
| R 4 55P | Dp | 226.6 | Washington, DC | T C | Ar | D11 10A |
| R 7 25P | Ar | 343.1 | Richmond, VA (Main St. Sta.) | T C | Dp | D 8 50A |
| (Seaboard Air Line) | ||||||
| R 7 25P | Dp | 343.1 | Richmond, VA (Main St. Sta.) | T C A | Ar | D 8 35A |
| D 6 30A | 1001.0 | Baldwin, FL | T C | R 9 35P | ||
| 8 05A | Ar | 1109.9 | Wildwood, FL | T C A | Dp | 8 00P |
| 7 | Miami Section | 8 | ||||
| 8 14A | Dp | 1109.9 | Wildwood, FL | T C A | Ar | 7 50P |
| D 9 10A | 1174.5 | Winter Haven, FL | T C A | R 6 48P | ||
| D 9 19A | 1184.2 | West Lake Wales, FL | C | R 6 40P | ||
| D 9 50A | 1215.9 | Sebring, FL | T C A | R 6 10P | ||
| 11 25A | 1318.6 | West Palm Beach, FL | T C A | 4 45P | ||
| D12 12P | 1361.0 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | C A | R 4 02P | ||
| D12 20P | 1368.4 | Hollywood, FL | C A | R 3 53P | ||
| 12 50P | Ar | 1388.7 | Miami, FL (ET) | C A | Dp | 3 30P |
| St. Petersburg Section | ||||||
| 307 | Continuing Train Number (Seaboard) | 308 | ||||
| 8 20A | Dp | 1109.9 | Wildwood, FL | T C A | Ar | 7 35P |
| D 9 02A | 1146.5 | Dade City, FL | T C A | R 6 48P | ||
| D 9 28A | 1171.4 | Plant City, FL | T C A | R 6 22P | ||
| 10 05A | Ar | 1193.4 | Tampa, FL (Union Station) | T P C A | Dp | 5 55P |
| Through Sleeper New York-Venice | ||||||
| 507 | Connecting Train Number (Seaboard) | 508 | ||||
| 10 15A | Dp | 0.0 | Tampa, FL (Union Station) | T P C A | Ar | 5 40P |
| 11 55A | 68.4 | Sarasota, FL | T C A | 4 00P | ||
| 12 45P | Ar | 87.6 | Venice, FL | C | Dp | 3 20P |
| 10 10A | Dp | 1193.4 | Tampa, FL (Union Station) | T P C A | Ar | 5 50P |
| D10 50A | 1218.7 | Safety Harbor, FL | P C | R 5 03P | ||
| 11 00A | 1226.1 | Clearwater, FL | P C A | 4 52P | ||
| D11 10A | 1227.5 | Belleair, FL (Belleview-Biltmore Hotel) | R 4 44P | |||
| D11 25A | 1236.5 | Bay Pines, FL | T C | R 4 34P | ||
| 11 50A | Ar | 1247.3 | St. Petersburg, FL (ET) | P C A | Dp | 4 15P |
Club Car...New York to Miami.
Lounge Car...New York to Miami—(2 Compartments, Drawing-room, Buffet).
Sleeping Cars...New York to Miami—(10 Sections, 2 Compartments, Drawing-room).
New York to Miami—(6 Compartments, 3 Drawing-rooms). (4 Cars.)
New York to Miami—(6 Sections, 6 Double Bedrooms).
New York to Miami—(8 Sections, Drawing-room, 3 Double Bedrooms).
New York to Miami—(8 Sections, 5 Double Bedrooms).
New York to St. Petersburg—(10 Sections, 2 Compartments, Drawing-room).
New York to St. Petersburg—(6 Compartments, 3 Drawing-rooms).
New York to St. Petersburg—(6 Sections, 6 Double Bedrooms).
New York to Venice—(10 Sections, 2 Compartments, Drawing-room).
Dining Cars...New York to Miami. New York to St. Petersburg.
No Coaches.
Club Car...Miami to New York.
Lounge Car...Miami to New York.—(2 Compartments, Drawing-room, Buffet).
Sleeping Cars...Miami to New York—(8 Sections, 5 Double Bedrooms).
Miami to New York—(8 Sections, Drawing-room, 3 Double Bedrooms).
Miami to New York—(6 Compartments, 3 Drawing-rooms) (3 Cars).
Miami to New York—(6 Sections, 6 Double Bedrooms).
St. Petersburg to New York—(6 Compartments, 3 Drawing-rooms).
St. Petersburg to New York—(6 Sections, 6 Double Bedrooms).
Venice to New York—(10 Sections, 2 Compartments, Drawing-room).
Dining Cars...Miami to New York.
St. Petersburg to New York.
No Coaches.
Buffet-Club-Recreation Car...New York-Washington to West Palm Beach-Miami.
Wildwood to Tampa-St. Petersburg.
Seaboard Dining Car...New York-Washington to West Palm Beach-Miami.
New York-Washington to Tampa-St. Petersburg.
Sleeping Cars...New York-Washington to West Palm Beach-Miami—8-Section, 5-Double Bedroom.
New York-Washington to West Palm Beach-Miami—8-Section, 1-Drawing-room, 3-Double Bedroom.
New York-Washington to West Palm Beach-Miami—6-Compartment, 3-Drawing-room. (4 Cars.)
New York-Washington to West Palm Beach-Miami—6-Section, 6-Double Bedrooms.
New York-Washington to West Palm Beach-Miami—10-Section, 1-Drawing-room, 2-Compartment.
New York-Washington to Tampa-St. Petersburg—6-Compartment, 3-Drawing-room.
New York-Washington to Tampa-St. Petersburg—6-Section, 6-Double Bedrooms.
New York-Washington to Tampa-St. Petersburg—10-Section, 1-Drawing-room, 2-Compartment.
New York-Washington to Tampa-Sarasota-Venice—10-Section, 1-Drawing-room, 2-Compartment.
Lounge-Buffet Car...New York-Washington to West Palm Beach-Miami—2 Compartment, 1-Drawing-room.
Buffet-Club-Recreation Car...Miami-West Palm Beach to Washington-New York.
St.Petersburg-Tampa to Wildwood.
Seaboard Dining Car...Miami-West Palm Beach to Washington-New York.
St. Petersburg-Tampa to Washington-New York.
Sleeping Cars...Miami-West Palm Beach to Washington-New York—8-Section, 5-Double Bedroom.
Miami-West Palm Beach to Washington-New York—8-Section, 1-Drawing-room, 3-Double Bedroom.
Miami-West Palm Beach to Washington-New York—6-Compartment, 3 Drawing-room. (3 Cars.)
Miami-West Palm Beach to Washington-New York—6-Section, 6-Double Bedroom.
Miami-West Palm Beach to Washington-Boston—6-Compartment, 3-Drawing-room. (See Note.)
Miami-West Palm Beach to Washington-Boston—10-Section, 1-Drawing-room, 2-Compartment. (See Note.)
St. Petersburg-Tampa to Washington-New York—6-Compartment, 3 Drawing-room.
St. Petersburg-Tampa to Washington-New York—6-Section, 6-Double Bedroom.
St. Petersburg-Tampa to Washington-Boston—10-Section, 1-Drawing-room, 2-Compartment. (See Note)
Venice-Sarasota-Tampa to Washington-New York—10-Section, 1-Drawing-room, 2-Compartment.
Lounge Car...Miami-West Palm Beach to Washington-New York—2-Compartment, 1-Drawing-room, Buffet.
Note—Miami-Boston and St. Petersburg-Boston cars leave Miami and St. Petersburg, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, December 17 to 29 [1941], inclusive; daily, commencing December 31.
Time:
A - A.M.
B - Border crossing - Customs/Immigration
D - Train stops only to discharge passengers
F - Conditional (Flag) stop
M - Meal stop
N - Not a passenger stop
P - P.M.
R - Train stops only to receive passengers
Services:
A - Auto loading/unloading facilities (as freight)
B - Checked baggage is handled
C - Coupon station (Ticket office)
M - Food service available
P - Telephone station
R - Rental cars available
T - Telegraph station
X - Checked baggage NOT handled
The Orange Blossom Special was a train with a mission: Ignore local traffic and intermediate stops; get those vacationing snowbirds from the frozen Northeast to sunny Florida as quickly as possible—in first class style. Operated only during the winter vacation season, it had been Seaboard's premier passenger service since its debut on November 21, 1925. By the time of this timetable its classic heavyweight consist (the train would never be streamlined) had been equipped with air conditioning throughout and the Mountain-type steam locomotives which had once pulled the train between Richmond and Jacksonville had been retired in favor of Diesel power. It is those shiny new Diesel locomotives which were credited with inspiring Ervin Rouse and Chubby Wise to pen the bluegrass fiddling classic, named after the train.