{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://castor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=404689", "U.S. Rep. Castor: Amtrak\u2019s Floridian Route Brings Comfortable, Convenient, Sustainable Travel Option from Tampa Bay to Chicago", "2024-09-24", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "House", "FL", "Kathy Castor", "C001066", "castor.house.gov", "castor", "https://castor.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "TAMPA, FL \u2013 Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) celebrated Amtrak\u2019s opening of a new route offering daily direct round-trip travel between Chicago and Miami with a stop in Tampa. The Floridian combines Amtrak\u2019s Capitol Limited and Silver Star routes to offer travelers an enhanced travel experience for a limited time starting Sunday, November 10.\n\n\u201cThe launch of the Floridian is welcome news for Tampa Bay travelers who need options as our economy grows,\u201d said Rep. Castor. \u201cThis exciting new route will help Amtrak modernize its infrastructure while continuing to provide exceptional service to passengers.\u201d\n\nCastor led the effort to include Tampa\u2019s Union Station as a stop along the route after it was bypassed in the original proposed route, writing to Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose to encourage the Tampa Bay region\u2019s inclusion in the final route.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://castor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=404689"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8181422017514706, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}