THERE IS GOING TO BE A TRAIN FROM THE MIAMI AREA, FORT LAUDERDALE AND WEST PALM BEACH TO THE BIG O.
I’M SURE NOT EVERYONE WILL BE LOOKING AT THIS NEWS WITH EXCITEMENT BUT I THINK MANY WILL LIKE IT MORE THAN NOT, LIKE THEY SAY SOME WILL FEEL IT WILL BE A TRAVELERS ANSWER AS FAR AS GIVING US A CHOICE TO DRIVE AND RENT THE VACATION CAR RENTAL OVER THERE.
COMMUTERS MIGHT NOT EMBRACE THE FACT THAT THERE WILL BE A DOZEN MORE TRAINS ON THE TRACKS WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE DELAYING SOME DRIVERS BUT LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE THERE IS USUALLY ALWAYS A DOWNSIDE, THOU FOR THE CITY, IT MAY MEAN A BOOST IN MANY WAYS LIKE TOURISM FOR THE STAYCATIONERS, MAYBE JOBS IN THE ORLANDO AREA AND VISA VERSA AND PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN GO VISIT MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT HAVE RECENTLY MOVED OUT THERE, SO….
THIS $1 BILLION PASSANGER RAIL SERVICE IS BEING FOCUSED ON THE NORTH OF THE BUS TERMINAL ON BROWARD BOULEVARD BETWEEN ANDREWS AVE AND THE TRACKS. CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN EARLY NEXT YEAR ACCORDING TO FECI OFFICIALS. THE TRAILS WILL RUN ALONG THE EAST COAST FROM MIAMI TO COCOA AND FOURTY MILES OF NEW TRACK WILL LINK COCOA TO ORLANDO AND A SECOND TRACK WILL BE ADDED FOR PLACES THAT HAVE ONLY ONE SINGLE TRACK AND IN PLACES WHERE NEEDED THERE WILL BE A THIRD TRACK WILL BE ADDED. TRAINS WILL MAKE THE MIAMI TO ORLANDO TRIP IN THREE HOURS AND FROM WEST PALM BEACH IT WILL TAKE 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES. NOT BAD!
SCHEDULES HAVE NOT BEEN SET BUT THEY WILL BE LEAVING HOURLY AND TRIP OFFERS WI-FI INTERNET SERVICE, GOURMET MEALS, RESERVED BUSINESS AND COACH -SERVICE SEATING AND WILL BE FULLY EQUIPED WITH EASY-ON/EASY-OFF BAGGAGE COMPARTMENTS.
