The Palm Beach Post says that All Aboard is buying land
and geting ready for construction.
also on Thursday to anounce some plans......

Another step forward in FEC's plan to utilize the BeachLine for rail between Orlando and Cocoa.

All Aboard Florida only bidder to build private rail lines to Orlando

full article: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/bu...vate-ra/nTQNT/

Miami-to-Orlando passenger rail on track
 

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/bro...,1551050.story

Sounds like a goer, but I noticed that completion has now been bumped from 2014 to 2015. Maybe 2014 was always unrealistic.

They were suggesting December 2014, early 2015 wouldn't be that much of a set back. Anytime you're having to wait on government for a decision, you should expect some set backs.

did the orlando airport announce the new station plans
also does it connect to the new downtown orlando station....

AAF will not go into DT Orlando. Instead Sunrail will have a second line that will terminate at the AAF airport station.

December, 2014 was always an unrealistic start date for the proposed Miami to Orlando service. Besides the new stations to be built, the miles of second track to be added to the existing line, building ~40 miles of new track takes a while. Even if most of the new tracks will be in a medium strip of a highway, there will be flyover bridges, connecting bridges to build, probably some utility relocations, etc. I think FECI knew that the December, 2014 was not realistic, but they are using the early start dates to create a sense of urgency with the state agencies, municipal government, airport authority, political leaders to get them to respond quickly and not let applications sit in the inbox for 6 months before doing anything.

I'm guess that you have wait for an approved. Try to be more patiently. Give it chance. Right now, they were in negotiating.

Huh ? This is news to me.

^Using OUC's rail line as a short extension has been discussed before and is a part of OIA's master plan. Here is a map showing it as a HSR connection a few years back:

http://photos.metrojacksonville.com/...80_XqebM-L.jpg

http://photos.metrojacksonville.com/...83_yhAgh-L.jpg

Here is a recent article about using OUC's existing rail line as the connection. I believe this is the same line/ROW that AAF will use from the opposite end to access the proposed Orlando airport station:

http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/p...4m.html?page=2

My guess, is this concept will be eventually built. It's not expensive as other options discussed and the presence of AAF provides the incentive to do it. In the meantime, you'll most likely have shuttle service between the two systems.

I disagree. Have you taken the time to watch this video I posted earlier?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl1yVSD_Tv8
In it, during the 26th minute of the video, they stated the longest lead time for completing this project is ordering, building, and testing their trains, estimated to take 20 to 30 months. Therefore they could potentially make a December 2014 opening date if they order their trains by April 2013. Assuming they order the trains in January 2013, the worse case would be operational by July 2015.

yes but we are all waiting on the annoucment about
orlando airport...............
the final plans
no more high speed rail, just All Aboard & Sun Rail

Where did you find out about new South terminal? When they going to being built? I wasn't sure about this one. I guess they will have a plans to being built a brand new terminal. How those passengers who will catch the flight from North terminal to South terminal?

Hi All,

They already groundbreaking a brand new South terminal. Here is the link:

http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-rel...156749115.html

You guys didn't realize know it. Which airlines will be? And also, there is some a few domestic gates as well.

^The article you posted looks to be over a decade old. However, the intermodal rail facility component is what FEC/AAF and OIA are discussing. Here are two articles from a few months back:

http://www.orlandoairports.net/press/2012/20120620.htm


http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/...rport-director

another new train/maglev is coming to orlando airport
13$ to go from airport to the convention center

guess it will connect also to All Aboad & Sun Rail???

^That thing will have to break ground before I believe it's going to happen. The maglev guy wasted a lot of people's money on his failed Norfolk project. Also, $13/ticket sounds pretty expensive for a short trip between the airport and convention center. Show up with a family of four and you're looking at paying over $100 round trip. I'm a big mass transit supporter, but at that number, it would be possibly cheaper to rent a car for a few days.

if you put your children inside your luggage maybe you can save some money.

maybe 8 or 9 or 10 dollars is better , plus a transfer to All Abord & Sun Rail.

He says the maglev is only going to go 50MHP. Why would he spend the insane costs for maglev? Why not just use conventional light rail that would be far cheaper?