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.
As promised in his State of the Union Speech, today the White House announced plans to build a national high speed passenger rail network.
From the White House website:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/02/08/vice-president-biden-announces-six-year-plan-build-national-high-speed-r
Commentary from ABC News:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/02/vp-biden-us-needs-to-get-a-grip-on-the-high-speed-rail-game.html
--Jackson McQuigg
Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers, P.O. Box 30154, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420 www.fcrprail.org