On September 30, 1979 the "Silver Meteor" was rerouted between Savannah and Jacksonville over the former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad route, due to the abandonment of the old SAL route. On January 31, 1984 the "Silver Meteor's" Florida west coast terminus was cut back from St. Petersburg to Tampa, ending almost 100 years of rail passenger service to St. Petersburg. By October 26, 1986 the "Silver Meteor" had shifted to the old ACL route north of Savannah, as the abandonment of the SAL route north of Raleigh affected only the "Silver Star". On June 11, 1988 the tracks between Coleman and Auburndale, Florida were abandoned, then removed to create the General James A. Van Fleet State Trail, shifting the Miami section west to Lakeland.