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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [QB] Now that I'm "back in the barn" and no longer having a "Lady in Blue" giving me a "no-no stare" for being on my phone ten seconds after they shut the door, I have to say the joyride was worth every penny spent on it. From my looks at Miami Central, and especially since Metrorail gave me "a bit more time to stare at it" owing to some inexplicable delay (couldn't hear the station announcements and half of them were in Spanish) that "started to have me concerned" about making my flight (compared to ORD, TSA at MIA is "Keystone Kops"), but no problem in the end (United, being an MIA "bit player", has the "oh SO convenient" gates}, it won't be done for a year. This especially the case being the Class Act I found AAF to be, doesn't want their passengers walking over construction planks. But reiterating, I hold grave suspicions that it's never going to get further than MIA-WPB - and that is an unsustainable business model. Here is the latest "demand" by the opposition: http://floridapolitics.com/archives/254332-brightline-safety-improvement-tab Fair Use: [i][list] [*]Brightline, the high-speed passenger train now running between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, could have to spend about $349 million on safety improvements. That’s after lawmakers and others, upset over the railway’s dangers, leveraged recent train-related deaths to push for more safety measures. Republicans Sen. Debbie Mayfield of Melbourne and Rep. Erin Grall of Vero Beach held a press conference Tuesday to express sympathy for those who died and to further stress the need for Brightline to comply with federal train regulations at the expense of the company—and not taxpayers. The train has been involved in four fatal accidents in which pedestrians or bicyclists were killed. Three accidents occurred during Brightline’s promotional runs, one of which was ruled a suicide. The fourth, involving a pedestrian who attempted to cross the tracks, occurred last Wednesday in Boynton Beach.[/i] [/list] I cringed as the train went through an entertainment district at Delray Beach and at track speed. Volks, something IS GOING to happen there; too many people stumbling around having had too much firewater. Congested highways are generally marked for 35mph; and not 79mph. I will not be surprised if, after the joyride thrills wear off, they shut down until Miami Central is opened. I highly doubt if the MIA-WPB "Super Shuttle" model will be sustainable. I remain doubtful if it will ever be built Northward to Orlando. The opposition won't give up, and a fatality a week gives call to the issues addressed in the linked article. Further, I doubt if their business plan factored having to float "junk bonds" to build it out. That they apparently cannot float "investment grade" bonds will only raise the cost of the project without generating any additional revenue. My advice, "get on down" and get your joyrides in. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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