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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [QB] It certainly appears that this ostensibly privately sponsored initiative has had one roadblock or the other thrown at it that it is starting to resemble a government project. Let me note that nothing whatever has come to my attention to suggest any sincerity to this initiative. While I have backed away from my original thought that the initiative was a ploy to sell the railroad to a public agency, I have since learned that the railroad is handily covering its debt service arising from the leveraged buyout. At this time, I hold the initiative is a ploy to generate interest in the development of the Miami property where the former FEC station was located. To the unsuspecting public that there will be high speed rail service between Miami and Orlando, will only peak interest in tenancies, once there are enough commitments to promote the structure is (whatever)% occupied, the rail initiative will fade from whatever spotlight it currently has - and from having been to Miami last month, I don't think that spotlight shines as brightly as it does within this railfan community. Now if there ever is to be intrastate rail service within Florida owing to some kind of "transformation in Tallahassee", I think a much more reasonable and practical plan would comprise Jax-Miami operating to West Palm over the FEC, thence SAL (Tri Rail) to Miami Intermodal, and with a BeeLine bus connection Cocoa-Orlando. The frequency would be "three a day" operating at 79mph and making at least one stop in every on-line county. Equipment; "plain old single level cars". Operator: something tells me the overseeing State agency will be looking for some party other than Amtrak. Again, slim chance of such coming to pass yet a greater chance than AAF commencing private sector operations. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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