[City Guy997S]

Originally Posted by IAm_FloridaBorn

So whats your solution Mr No Rail?

Look at at Tri-Rail and Amtrak.........Classic Failures! Sun-Rail will make the tri-fecta of bad railroads!

[IAm_FloridaBorn]

Originally Posted by City Guy997S

Look at at Tri-Rail and Amtrak.........Classic Failures! Sun-Rail will make the tri-fecta of bad railroads!

Tri-Rail was poorly planned not even planned to be a rail, plus it doesnt reach any classic destinations.

Amtrak is not controlled or planned local by any means.

[Crane's Rooster]

I think one of the keys to success is to temper expectations, properly market the system, and most importantly...develop the system correctly. This is not NYC or Boston, nor may it ever be, we shouldn't expect one rail line to convert our car-centric region over night. But we can not keep on our current track and continue building without a comprehensive transportation system including roads, rails, buses, bike trails and more pedestrian friendly environment. Rather than trying to mimic cities that have traditionally grown with, and around rail, we need to look at similarly situated cities that have been down this road (or rail) before us and succeeded. Places like Denver, Charlotte, Portland, Seattle, Atlanta, Minneapolis and Houston are models to look at. What work for them?..What hasn't? I'm sure we'll figure it out...this is a good first step and I for one am excited.

[DarkWolf]

Originally Posted by City Guy997S

Look at at Tri-Rail and Amtrak.........Classic Failures! Sun-Rail will make the tri-fecta of bad railroads!

Actually Amtrak Ridership keeps growing.....so its not a failure anymore.... Tri-Rail does get a decent amount of ridership for where it goes..

[Soup Not See]

Originally Posted by OrlFlaUsa

Track to nowhere lol, you are truly clueless about the Orlando area. And you know what, why move to Europe of Japan when you can bring Europe and Japan to the US.

You already have Europe and Japan at Epcot; now all of the mouseketeers can ride the SunRail to Epcot to experience the "real" Europe & Japan.

[Gersh740]

Sunrail project is moving forward just go to there webpage and look at the updates. They seem to have found the funding for this project and it's a good idea because now maybe after the rail system is up and running the state will finally have some REAL PAYING JOBS instead of the cheap jobs they create year after year!

[blacksmith76]

I moved here from Denver where there is a great light rail system. I've been to Europe and Asia and it's just as good if not better than most of what I've seen there. I used to ride it to CU Denver from far out in the suburbs every day. I was so excited about the high speed rail.

[IAm_FloridaBorn]

Originally Posted by blacksmith76

I moved here from Denver where there is a great light rail system. I've been to Europe and Asia and it's just as good if not better than most of what I've seen there. I used to ride it to CU Denver from far out in the suburbs every day. I was so excited about the high speed rail.

. Why?

Ride the High Speed rail to tampa and do what?

[IAm_FloridaBorn]

So the SunRail people answered my questions today.


1. Will there be updated information kiosks at the stations while people wait or arrive? Such as what lymmo used to have. Shows a brief map of the Sun Rail system with an indicator of where the trail is and an estimated arrival time.. kiosks should be centrally centered in the play form so multiple users can use them at one time. I don''t know if it is possible but a penta shaped kiosk would be ideal. I suggest a central location for kiosks that way only one person will have their back turned to the tracks or if constructed right, none. Information such as time temperature, weather would be ideal for commuters as well. Yes. Each station will have variable message boards, as well as audible announcements for information such as train arrival times and so forth. Time and temperature could be programmed, as well. Information kiosks will include system maps and announcements. Generally, these kiosks will be centrally located at the center of the platform.

2. Will there be text marquees on the trains or at the stations? If so White Text as some of the Lynx busses and lymmos use would be ideal. since Sun Rail will be bright white, I think it would give off a last effect to spot a SunRail train from a far with both the lightning from the car lights and the white text which at night can be seen clearly or dark during thunderstorms, unlike the orange marquee during abundant sunshine and dark weather. There will be variable message boards on board trains, as well as at stations. The Department has been working closely with the transportation disadvantaged community and visually impaired through both MetroPlan Orlando and the Volusia County Transportation Planning Organization. Yellow or Amber text was selected based on their recommendations for ease of visibility.

3. Will SunRail do a monthly pass program such as Lynx? Will SunRail have Train-To-Bus tranfers such as the system in South Florida? It''ll be a nice thing to have riders get off Sun Rail and allowed to ride Lynx with a tain transfer to their destination. One issue will be costs and that is a great incentive to get people to ride. Yes, SunRail will offer monthly passes at discounted rates that have yet to be determined. And the Florida Department of Transportation is working closely with both LYNX and Votran to ensure a seamless bus-to-train transfer for passengers using the same fare card medium.

[OrlFlaUsa]

Originally Posted by leftee

You already have Europe and Japan at Epcot; now all of the mouseketeers can ride the SunRail to Epcot to experience the "real" Europe & Japan.

What are you talking about...it's the monorail that goes to Epcot, not SunRail.