The Royal Palm provided connections with the New York Central Railroad at Cincinnati for passengers headed to Detroit, Cleveland and St. Louis.

[1] From Jacksonville to St. Petersburg the Seaboard Air Line operated that alternate section of the train on the SAL's Silver Meteor.

[3] The collision was the subject of the song "The Wreck of the Royal Palm", which was written by Andrew Jenkins and recorded by Vernon Dalhart in 1927.

[5][6][7] The amenities provided on the Royal Palm were gradually curtailed as Southern Railway attempted to reduce operating losses.

The train was discontinued in segments - first between Jacksonville and Valdosta, Georgia, in 1966 when the diner and sleeper were dropped - but the Palm carried its coach-lounge right up to the end of its long career.

The Southern Railway finally ended passenger operations on January 31, 1979, and joined Amtrak, with its only remaining train being the Crescent.