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.
http://www.examiner.com/x-10977-Jacksonville-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Commuter-rail-for-the-First-Coast-Yes-but
This interview with U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown aide Nick Martinelli speaks to the question of commuter rail proposals for the Jacksonville area.
Preliminary plans for commuter rail in Jacksonville will be released on September 24.
--Jackson McQuigg
Following is a link to the National Public Radio All Things Considered series on high-speed rail which ran this week.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112442142
Florida's proposed plans to build high-speed rail Tampa-Orlando-Miami received extensive attention in the series.
Andy Healy
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2009/09/02/florida-guv-a-fair-weather-friend-of-rail-backs-out-of-climate-fight/
FRA has identified truly shovel-ready rail projects which are eligible for the first round of high-speed rail stimulus program monies.
Florida's SunRail may just be a winner.
This week's NARP Hotline News is required reading: http://www.narprail.org/cms/index.php/hotline/more/hotline_619/
John and I would like to thank everyone for their condolences on the death of my son. We will miss him. Billy is with our Lord and we will see him again in the hereafter.
Billy was a wonderful person. He was my rock and the foundation of our family. I would also like to thank those of you who sent flowers/cards/donations.
Sincerely
Barb & John Thomas
From the Getaway section of today's Tampa Tribune comes this generally-favorable review of Amtrak's Auto Train:
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/aug/23/tr-amtraks-auto-train-leaves-driving-in-dust/life/
Eleven train stations that should have survived into the era of passenger rail revival.
From the website The Infrastructurist:
http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/06/22/11-beautiful-train-stations-that-fell-to-the-wrecking-ball/
Lest we forget...
This article is from The St. Petersburg Times and includes an insightful quote from National Association of Railroad Passengers President Ross Capon:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/masstransit/high-speed-rail-supporters-kick-off-campaign-to-get-federal-funds/1028712
The previous blog was designed to find out if anyone reads these blogs.
Now for the Sun Sentinel story: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-opedonline082409,0,5715584.story
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2674646408572574875
Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers, P.O. Box 30154, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420 www.fcrprail.org