Florida Studying High-Speed Rail

With a constitutional amendment passed by voters to begin building a rail network by 2003, the state has begun the process of evaluating routes through Central Florida.

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January 1, 2001, 9:00 AM PST

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"The Florida Department of Transportation will deliver to the governor and top lawmakers this week a report that says the system should link Central Florida's biggest attractions with a single line -- the option preferred by the county -- that generally follows Interstate 4 and the Bee Line Expressway. The report is a blow to Walt Disney World, which was pushing routes that would have left the Orange County Convention Center -- and nearby Universal Orlando property -- off the route entirely or served it with a spur leg of the system."

Thanks to Christian Peralta

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