Everything about Central Florida Commuter Rail totally explained
Central Florida Commuter Rail is a proposed
commuter rail system in the
Central Florida (
Orlando) area. The rail line is expected to be fully completed and running sometime in 2013 (with the first phase operating as early as 2010). It would run for 61 miles along the
CSX Transportation "A" Line (former
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad main line) from
Poinciana Boulevard near
Kissimmee through downtown Orlando to
DeLand. This line is presently used by two daily
Amtrak round trips. The system will be financed by counties, the state, and the federal government.
Volusia County,
Seminole County,
Orange County, the
City of Orlando and
Osceola County are the partners in the project. The local partners will combine to foot 25% of the bill, which the State of Florida will match. The remaining 50% will come from a Federal grant provided for by the 2005 act. The total cost of the system is $615 million.
On
November 29 2007, the State of Florida agreed to pay $491 million to CSX to purchase the "A" Line from DeLand to Poinciana outright. The money was above and beyond the $615 million quoted for the system, which is being used to construct train stations and purchase rail cars. CSX will use its money to reroute freight traffic off of the "A" Line. In April of 2008, however, a bill authorizing the purchase failed in the Florida legislature. At issue were provisions which indemnified CSX in most cases and which granted immunity to private contractors. Commenting on the bill, state senator
Paula Dockery said, "I don't envision a time anytime soon where thoughtful senators are going to say that there's some kind of good public policy involved in taking liability away from somebody who was at fault and putting it on the taxpayers of the state of Florida." The defeat of the measure leaves the project in limbo.
Station stops
The following station stops are proposed:
Approval Votes
Orange County - 7-0 - July 19 2007 (External Link
)
City of Orlando - 7-0 - July 23 2007 (External Link)
Seminole County - 5-0 - July 24 2007 (External Link)
Osceola County - 5-0† - July 30 2007 (External Link)
Volusia County - July 31 2007 (External Link)
† Osceola County has agreed in principle, but is examining how to fund their $9.3-million share.
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