Comments on: UPDATED: House passes rail bill http://www.postonpolitics.com/2009/12/housepasses-rail-bill/ News about politics and government in Florida Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:15:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: no party mom http://www.postonpolitics.com/2009/12/housepasses-rail-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-20032 no party mom Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:46:55 +0000 http://www.postonpolitics.com/?p=12952#comment-20032 It is highway gridlock from Tampa to Orlando during the season. Good move to get some of the vehicles off the highway in this state. You could fly cheaper all the way across the USA then fly from WPB to Tallahassee. There is no rail option from Jacksonville to Pensacola. Taking the bus around the state is not feasible or comfortable. Florida needs to step back into the future with rail travel even if it is an old form of transportation. The only people fighting this other travel option must fear loss of revenue to car rental and fuel sales. Rail tours are much more comfortable than buses. It is highway gridlock from Tampa to Orlando during the season. Good move to get some of the vehicles off the highway in this state. You could fly cheaper all the way across the USA then fly from WPB to Tallahassee. There is no rail option from Jacksonville to Pensacola. Taking the bus around the state is not feasible or comfortable. Florida needs to step back into the future with rail travel even if it is an old form of transportation. The only people fighting this other travel option must fear loss of revenue to car rental and fuel sales. Rail tours are much more comfortable than buses.

]]> By: Beingreal http://www.postonpolitics.com/2009/12/housepasses-rail-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-20020 Beingreal Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:41:14 +0000 http://www.postonpolitics.com/?p=12952#comment-20020 OMG are you kidding me. If this stupid idea was viable private industry would have done it. Look at Amtrak you morons. You keep this dinosaur around. What makes this worse these are Republicans voting for this crap. Unless you can get the tickets to cost a lot less than a plane ticket this is a failure. Not that many people are afraid of flying. OMG are you kidding me. If this stupid idea was viable private industry would have done it.

Look at Amtrak you morons. You keep this dinosaur around. What makes this worse these are Republicans voting for this crap.

Unless you can get the tickets to cost a lot less than a plane ticket this is a failure. Not that many people are afraid of flying.

]]> By: joanne s http://www.postonpolitics.com/2009/12/housepasses-rail-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-20019 joanne s Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:38:25 +0000 http://www.postonpolitics.com/?p=12952#comment-20019 Who the heck even uses trains anymore?? Does anyone know how many empty seats are on tri rail these days?? Come on people lets stop wasting money on stupid outdated things. I don't want my taxpayer money going to another failed project. Fix our roads, or use that money to support small business owners so they can hire more people to get some income generating through this state.. A TRAIN RAIL..... What a joke!! Who the heck even uses trains anymore?? Does anyone know how many empty seats are on tri rail these days?? Come on people lets stop wasting money on stupid outdated things. I don’t want my taxpayer money going to another failed project. Fix our roads, or use that money to support small business owners so they can hire more people to get some income generating through this state.. A TRAIN RAIL….. What a joke!!

]]> By: Bridget http://www.postonpolitics.com/2009/12/housepasses-rail-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-20017 Bridget Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:35:17 +0000 http://www.postonpolitics.com/?p=12952#comment-20017 This is wonderful news! This is really long-overdue. This is wonderful news! This is really long-overdue.

]]> By: Simon http://www.postonpolitics.com/2009/12/housepasses-rail-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-20016 Simon Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:34:44 +0000 http://www.postonpolitics.com/?p=12952#comment-20016 Who decided the first leg was to be Tampa to Orlando??? Population wise WPB to Orlando would make MUCH more sense. ...duh!!! Until the Miami to Orlando leg would be complete, I'd drive from Miami to WPB to pick up a rocket train to Orlando! Who decided the first leg was to be Tampa to Orlando??? Population wise WPB to Orlando would make MUCH more sense. …duh!!! Until the Miami to Orlando leg would be complete, I’d drive from Miami to WPB to pick up a rocket train to Orlando!

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