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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [QB] Ms. Sojourner, Brightline and Tri-Rail have two distinct markets. Tri-Rail provides regional rail (commuter) within a service area defined by the boundaries of public funding, while Brightline is a private sector intercity passenger rail service that temporarily operates wholly within Tri Rail's service area. As I noted, I have been highly skeptical of the initiative figuring that when first announced during '11, it was a ploy to sell the FEC Ry. to the State. To me, with all the public funds spent to make the South Florida ports "players" in a neo-PANAMAX environment, the State was the greatest party in interest to keeping that road independent, for having only one road serving a Port is cause enough for maritime companies to just "keep on sailing". Obviously, I was very mistaken. However, if Brightline is unsuccessful with their plans to "build out" to MCO (Orlando International Airport; once McCoy AFB), I doubt if they will be long for this world. The reason they chose to build to the Airport is that there are adequate automobile parking facilities so that passengers can be drawn from the entire region and not simply one municipality. Brightline plans to expand service to Tampa, which would open a rail market that has never been served beyond the Amtrak innovation of the "one a day" Star and the prior Palm. But they would now have to deal with another railroad, CSX, that doesn't have too much reputation so far as "making nice" with passenger train operators. Finally, regarding Amtrak using the Miami Airport Intermodal station, short of some "political leaning", "notagonna happen". Prior discussion: http://www.railforum.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi/topic/11/8000.html [/QB][/QUOTE]
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