[srmanuel]

That’s absolutely true, back when Obama had his stimulus package, he was to give to Florida 2 billion to build high speed rail from Tampa to Orlando, Rick Scott was Governor and turned it down saying it would never work, the cost overruns would be enormous and the State would be on the hook for ongoing costs of operating it....

High Speed Rail outside 1-2 places will never work, cost enormous amounts of money and not enough people will ride it to justify the costs....

The money would be far better spent on upgrading highways, airports, and other physical infrastructure..

[NJRighty]

I was in Kissimmee Florida maybe 10-12 years ago when I struck up a chat with a local who told me how a high speed rail from Tampa to Orlando would be such a boon. She commuted everyday from Tampa and this would save her time and effort and make the roads less crowded.

I asked her what would she do when she gets off the train in Orlando? How would she get to her office in Kissimmee every day? Of course she looked away and had no answer.

One of several reasons why relatively few people would take such a train.