Promoting passenger trains as a transportation alternative in Florida since 1983. We are citizens who advocate for Amtrak, commuter rail, intercity rail and transit for Florida's future.
The Fort Myers News-Press reports that a deal with labor unions (who had opposed the SunRail purchase) helped to pave the way for the new passenger rail legislation:
http://www.news-press.com/article/20091208/NEWS01/91208007/1075/Deal-with-labor-unions-clears-passage-for-Florida-rail-bill
--Jackson McQuigg
Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers, P.O. Box 30154, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420 www.fcrprail.org