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.
According to elected officials including U.S. Representative Kathy Castor of Tampa, President Obama's trip to Florida on Thursday might be to announce funding for Florida's proposed high speed rail network.
From the Tampa Tribune:http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jan/23/na-obama-trip-may-signal-high-speed-rail-funding/
Obama's Thursday's trip will be to Tampa or St. Petersburg. Vice President Biden will accompany him.
--Jackson McQuigg
Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers, P.O. Box 30154, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420 www.fcrprail.org