Florida fast train becoming a reality
Preliminary work has begun on construction of an express passenger train between Orlando and Miami.
The project, called All Aboard Florida, was announced in March 2012 and its operations will start in two phases. In 2016, the line between Miami and West Palm Beach will open, and the line between West Palm Beach and Orlando will be accessible the following year. The total cost for the project is $2.5bn.
The route between Miami and Orlando is 235 miles and there will be stops at Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. The average speed of the train will be 78.3mph, with a maximum speed of 125mph.
According to the president and chief development officer for the project, Mike Reininger, the train itself will be state-of-the art and the most technologically advanced of its type.
Once the train is fully operational, it will be the first passenger train to operate on tracks along the east coast of Florida since the 1960s. These tracks date back to those laid down by Henry Flagler, a railroad pioneer, in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. This railroad is now part of Florida East Coast Industries, which is the company developing All Aboard Florida.
Florida East Coast Industries is likely to be turning to a variety of printing services to provide more details about the project and a timetable of construction.
The project, called All Aboard Florida, was announced in March 2012 and its operations will start in two phases. In 2016, the line between Miami and West Palm Beach will open, and the line between West Palm Beach and Orlando will be accessible the following year. The total cost for the project is $2.5bn.
The route between Miami and Orlando is 235 miles and there will be stops at Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. The average speed of the train will be 78.3mph, with a maximum speed of 125mph.
According to the president and chief development officer for the project, Mike Reininger, the train itself will be state-of-the art and the most technologically advanced of its type.
Once the train is fully operational, it will be the first passenger train to operate on tracks along the east coast of Florida since the 1960s. These tracks date back to those laid down by Henry Flagler, a railroad pioneer, in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. This railroad is now part of Florida East Coast Industries, which is the company developing All Aboard Florida.
Florida East Coast Industries is likely to be turning to a variety of printing services to provide more details about the project and a timetable of construction.