Not very clear which project is this in reference to. SunRail Deland is under construction. Sunshine Corridor through Orlando basic location of alignment is more or less agreed on. Awaiting funding for final design work. I-Drive to Tampa, I think there is an EIS, and negotiation between Brightline and FDOT regarding use of I-4 alignment is very close to conclusion. Location of Tampa station again is more or less known but details to be worked out.
That is of course true. But given Disney owns all that it is certainly not insurmountable for them to come up with a way to allow people to arrive via Brightline if they wish. They may, they may not, but again given they own all the infrastructure they do, its certainly very possible if they decide its worth it. Its certainly way too early to speculate on any details - all that's known is that there are some reports that there have been and continue to be conversations.
As usual the problems are non-technical - purely political and posturing type stuff. Nothing new about that.
I think a Disney Springs station is off the table. Any station would be off-property in the South I-Drive area. Disney Transport does not operate off-property, so the point is moot.
Likely the closely connected Orlando bus system (Lynx) and SunRail will also provide last mile service to Disney Springs and perhaps the Disney Transportation Center (TTC). I suspect that is well used now for the thousands of theme parks workers.
Also note: there are no definite plans for stops between West Palm & Orlando!!!
He is referring to the difference between 3 hours and 3.5 hours. He is not suggesting that taking 5 or 6 hours would be OK. I have actually talked with Patrick on this subject based on that conversation I think I know where he is coming from on this.
That is not a big deal. There was no firm plan for the Aventura and Boca stations more than 18 months before they went into service. We roughly know where the additional stations will be and plans will be disclosed when the permitting and funding are all lined up. No point in making random promises. There will be at least two and possibly three stations. The issue of surcharge on tickets to Orlando from those stations have also got to be agreed upon by CFEA.
This is untrue. There is a commitment for a Treasure Coast stop. The location is TBD. I believe there are also plans for a Cocoa stop, just with the location TBD.
Lynx possibly, but they are woefully inadequate at Disney. Sunrail, no. I believe there will never be any rail brought onto Disney property. Mears will have some sort of say with Brightline, and Sunrail will share track with Brightline on an East-West route between the airport and across 1-4 from Disney Springs. This would include a stop at Sand Lake Rd for transfers to the existing N-S Sunrail.
They have actually ordered a total of 20 additional cars - 2 cars to be added per train set.
You don't want to add luggage space to a 40ft bus that only seats 40 passengers at best. I've already seen how crowded a 40ft bus can get coming out of the airport with passengers having luggage and it's not fun standing for several miles (thankfully it hasn't happened to me yet).
Just to point this out to everyone, Lynx will be the operator of Sunrail come next year. You might as well start factoring Lynx into everything when it comes to Sunrail. With that said, Lynx and Disney have a really good relationship with each other.
