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[QUOTE]Originally posted by palmland: [QB] Sojourner, I think the reason Brightline started with the Miami to W. Palm portion is that it was the easiest. The railroad was already there (Mr.Flager’s Florida East Coast RR) it jurst needed some upgrading to handle their trains. No environmental or regulatory requirements. The only real obstacle were the NIMBY’s. As GBN says, this is really a fast intercity service, not all stops commuter line like TriRail. Because of the location of the FEC, it is much closer to the coast than TriRail and therefore does a better job of serving the downtown city core of the W. Palm to Miami locations. Further on the Orlando airport terminus, don’t forget Orlando Sunrail system plans to build from their Deland-Orlando-Kissimmee route. It will include a short extension to the airport which will connect much of the metro area to Brightline. And, plans for a new route (using hiway right of ways) to Tampa would likely bring it in close proximity to WDW southern border as it parallels I-4. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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