Category Archives: Rail Service

October Transit Update

I know I said before that I wouldn’t make another post til December. But there have been many developments on the transit front here in Tampa Bay that I should quickly point out. HART System: All of the new 29XX Gillig Low Floor 40ft buses are in service since October 1, 2009. Many of theseContinueContinue reading “October Transit Update”

Is it really "all aboard" for HSR in Florida

During the past few months, the Obama Administration has been closely examining areas that may be eligible for a High Speed Rail line. Florida continues to be one of them, but we are about in the same line as California at the moment.So far, the Miami Chamber of Commerce has embraced the idea of HSRContinueContinue reading “Is it really "all aboard" for HSR in Florida”

HART approves service changes, LRT Update

At the June 1st board meeting, HART approved the proposed service changes (posted earlier) for the course of 2009. Among the changes, Route 87 in Southshore will be converted into a flex route, spawning the HARTflex minibus system that has been planned since 2006. Also, a series of route reductions will go into effect dueContinueContinue reading “HART approves service changes, LRT Update”

SunRail is gone for now…

This article pretty much sums it up. However, it is indeed a major blow to Central Florida Public Transit.http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-sunrail-goes-down-043009,0,3858821.storySo with SunRail gone, and TriRail still in limbo, I wonder if Tampa’s LRT could be next to be hit with a series of hurdles. Of course, Tampa’s plan is nowhere near the circumstance of either SunRailContinueContinue reading “SunRail is gone for now…”

Orlando’s SunRail pretty much at a standstill…

If you haven’t heard all the controversy surrounding Orlando’s commuter rail system, SunRail, then you’re in for some good news and some very (devastating) bad news.First, an overview. Planning for SunRail started many years ago, but previous attempts to get it through the Florida congress have proved to be unsuccessful. One reason being is thatContinueContinue reading “Orlando’s SunRail pretty much at a standstill…”

High Speed Rail could be doomed…..again….

I was truly hoping that the federal stimulus would be able to bring high speed rail, or at least something close to it, to Florida. Unfortunately, this article from the Lakeland Ledger pretty much sums up the gloomy future….Story LinkIn other words, high speed rail in Florida is NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, and not byContinueContinue reading “High Speed Rail could be doomed…..again….”

Could Orlando/Tampa high speed rail link be built after all?

Oh the joys of the early 2000s, when Florida voters enacted a law for the construction of a high-speed bullet train that would travel up the I-4 corridor from Tampa to Orlando. But then, when the voters realized how expensive the project would be, AFTER THE FACT, they voted to repeal it. Since then, theContinueContinue reading “Could Orlando/Tampa high speed rail link be built after all?”

Iorio: It’s Train Time For Tampa – Part 1

Tampa Bay area officials urged to plan now for mass transit projectsBy Janet Zink, Times staff writerIn print: Wednesday, November 26, 2008TAMPA — Now is the time for the Tampa Bay area to come forward with mass transit plans, U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, told Hillsborough County leaders Tuesday.Mica, Republican leader of the HouseContinueContinue reading “Iorio: It’s Train Time For Tampa – Part 1”

Iorio: It’s Train Time For Tampa – A summary

This post will begin a series in my blog dealing with the lack of rail in Tampa Bay. As some of you might already know, Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio has been pushing a 1 cent sales tax to fund the project and hopes to get it to a public vote by 2010. But there’s tonsContinueContinue reading “Iorio: It’s Train Time For Tampa – A summary”