I hear you, traffic up there is hell, it really isn't any better from Orlando to Tampa. The main issue for me is , how much is it gonna cost me? I am all for progress but I can't see ever using the train and if it cost $10billion to build what is the upkeep for a train I will never ride on. If it cost me a dollar that is too much. There is no study showing how it will improve the flow of traffic or if anyone will even use it. It will shorten the ride from Orlando to Tampa to 45 minutes. After you find a parking spot, buy your tickets, luggage?, wait on the next outbound train etc. You could have made the drive and people will still need to have transportation on the other end to their destination. It just don't make sense, besides Americans are not going to park their car/independence to ride the train unless some drastic changes are made.
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