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Article: United States : TriRail funding key to getting bullet train.
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- TendersInfo
- Article date:
- October 1, 2009
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A bullet train carrying tourists from Miami to Orlando and back would be a boon to South Florida.
Imagine the possibilities. Visitors to Orlando's theme parks could jump on a train and in a couple of hours be sipping mojitos on South Beach or hitting the slots at a South Florida casino, eventually cruising out of Miami to the Caribbean. Business people could catch up on their work while riding the train between the two cities instead of driving bleary-eyed to their destination or hassling with waits at airports.
Such scenarios once were a blue-sky exercise. A lot of promises were made but the numbers didn't add up to make high-speed rail feasible.
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