Disney wants direct rail link with the airport
Friday, 02 Oct 2009 12:21
Disney says it will support a stop at the Orange County Convention Center, as well as provide up to 50acres of free land for a station. For years, Disney wanted any train that might be built to take a straight shot from Orlando International Airport to its parks, with no other stations, Orlando Sentinel announced.
"While many details are still yet to be worked out, we think this project makes sense for our community," Walt Disney World President Meg Crofton wrote in a letter to the state earlier this week.
Disney's backing is important because it could provide millions of riders to the system, helping to underwrite operation costs for the entire 90-mile route.
There will be intense and widespread competition for the $8 billion Obama rail stimulus package.
If the project will be approved, Florida could start construction within 14 months, with operations beginning late in 2014.
Stops are planned for Orlando International Airport, the Orange County Convention Center, Walt Disney World near Celebration, Lakeland and the old Morgan Street Jail in downtown Tampa.
Source: Orlando Sentinel
"While many details are still yet to be worked out, we think this project makes sense for our community," Walt Disney World President Meg Crofton wrote in a letter to the state earlier this week.
Disney's backing is important because it could provide millions of riders to the system, helping to underwrite operation costs for the entire 90-mile route.
There will be intense and widespread competition for the $8 billion Obama rail stimulus package.
If the project will be approved, Florida could start construction within 14 months, with operations beginning late in 2014.
Stops are planned for Orlando International Airport, the Orange County Convention Center, Walt Disney World near Celebration, Lakeland and the old Morgan Street Jail in downtown Tampa.
Source: Orlando Sentinel
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