Thundering Lapis

Golden Ember
Overview
Service type	Regional rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Southern United States
Current operator(s)	Central Gateway Turtle Railroad
Annual ridership	348,206 (FY23) 0.48%
Route
Start	Orlando, Florida
Stops	36 List Jacksonville, Florida Tallahassee, Florida Panama City, Florida Montgomery, Alabama Pensacola, Florida Mobile, Alabama Biloxi, Mississippi New Orleans, Louisiana Jackson, Mississippi Baton Rouge, Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana Lake Charles, Louisiana Beaumont, Texas Houston, Texas College Station, Texas Austin, Texas San Antonio, Texas Corpus Christi, Texas Laredo, Texas Del Rio, Texas Eagle Pass, Texas El Paso, Texas Las Cruces, New Mexico Lordsburg, New Mexico Lubbock, Texas Albequerque, New Mexico Los Lunas, New Mexico Socorro, New Mexico Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Deming, New Mexico Silver City, New Mexico Lordsburg, New Mexico Tucson, Arizona Casa Grande, Arizona
End	Phoenix, Arizona
Distance travelled	3,931 miles (6,326 km) (one way trip)
Average journey time	66 hours (one way trip)
Service frequency	Every 3 days (one way trip)
On-board services
Class(es)	Coach class Sleeper class
Seating arrangements	1,420
Sleeping arrangements	300
Auto-rack arrangements	100
Catering facilities	Dining cars
Observation facilities	Bombardier observation and dome car
Technical
Rolling stock	3 EMD F125s 2 Bombardier diner coaches 10 Bombardier bilevel coaches 3 Bombardier baggage coaches 10 Bombardier sleeper coaches 5 Streamlined Autoracks
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	50 miles per hour (80 km/h)–125 miles per hour (201 km/h)