I've also heard a rumor that it's going to be running for the Winter Park Art Festival in March.Ditto. Thanks for posting the link. I did not know about soft opening.
I read that in the Sentinel and it was confirmed by the representative when I purchased my pass. I will try to ride it then. According to google, the art festival is March 21-23. I have a class that weekend, so I will try to ride on Friday.I've also heard a rumor that it's going to be running for the Winter Park Art Festival in March.Ditto. Thanks for posting the link. I did not know about soft opening.
Glad to hear it!! I'll be working that Friday or I'd try to meet up with you!I read that in the Sentinel and it was confirmed by the representative when I purchased my pass. I will try to ride it then. According to google, the art festival is March 21-23. I have a class that weekend, so I will try to ride on Friday.I've also heard a rumor that it's going to be running for the Winter Park Art Festival in March.Ditto. Thanks for posting the link. I did not know about soft opening.
I was really hoping to ride Friday to the WPSAF (actually just ride until they kick me off...Ive seen the Art Festival...give me SunRail!), but most articles say they will only run Saturday and Sunday ... :huh:Glad to hear it!! I'll be working that Friday or I'd try to meet up with you!I read that in the Sentinel and it was confirmed by the representative when I purchased my pass. I will try to ride it then. According to google, the art festival is March 21-23. I have a class that weekend, so I will try to ride on Friday.I've also heard a rumor that it's going to be running for the Winter Park Art Festival in March.Ditto. Thanks for posting the link. I did not know about soft opening.
If they are not running on Friday, I may have to change my weekend schedule and ride either Saturday or Sunday morning. I am with you.... I would rather ride SunRail than see the art festival. Maybe this will turn into a "mini gathering." :lol:I was really hoping to ride Friday to the WPSAF (actually just ride until they kick me off...Ive seen the Art Festival...give me SunRail!), but most articles say they will only run Saturday and Sunday ... :huh:Glad to hear it!! I'll be working that Friday or I'd try to meet up with you!I read that in the Sentinel and it was confirmed by the representative when I purchased my pass. I will try to ride it then. According to google, the art festival is March 21-23. I have a class that weekend, so I will try to ride on Friday.I've also heard a rumor that it's going to be running for the Winter Park Art Festival in March.Ditto. Thanks for posting the link. I did not know about soft opening.
Gives them a chance to test the schedule. They can put out one schedule for the soft opening -- if it works, they stick with it, if it doesn't work, they change it before the "real" opening!Or will SunRail operate on a different schedule during the soft openings? Wouldn't really make sense, would it?
Yeah, guess that doesn't seem impossible: Soft opening as a schedule test.Gives them a chance to test the schedule. They can put out one schedule for the soft opening -- if it works, they stick with it, if it doesn't work, they change it before the "real" opening!Or will SunRail operate on a different schedule during the soft openings? Wouldn't really make sense, would it?
That is what a "soft opening" is supposed to be. That was done with the Taiwan HSR. There were two weekends. The first was limited to employees and immediate families. We were supposed to go to the ticket windows and get tickets and in generally do what the paying passengers were going to do except hand over money. Just show or employee ID instead. The first weekend showed a lot of issues, mostly related to the operating employees developing the habits and moves necessary. There were few transfers from the existing Taiwan Railway as it appeared unlikely to to lose significant business to the HSR (It didn't.), so most of the people behind the counters and on the trains were new to moves required. The trains themselves did OK, as there had been quite a bit of running empty or with a limited number of riders. The next round was open to family and friends and for that the reservation system was given a tryout. They got some fairly full trains this way, and again some very interesting events with the system having its first real operation. This number of days operated this way was extended if I recall correctly. Doing this made for a lot fewer glitches upon the real opening than they would have had otherwise.Yeah, guess that doesn't seem impossible: Soft opening as a schedule test.Gives them a chance to test the schedule. They can put out one schedule for the soft opening -- if it works, they stick with it, if it doesn't work, they change it before the "real" opening!Or will SunRail operate on a different schedule during the soft openings? Wouldn't really make sense, would it?
(Just checked the SunRail website again - still there are no schedules posted... )
Thanks. I am fortunate that, weather permitting, I live walking distance from the Lynx Central Station and will have easy access to SunRail. On another note, I am concerned that I have not received my pass in the mail yet. Friends of mine have already received theirs.April 15th-25t will be perfect for me to check out how Lynx will do when it comes to connecting with Sunrail. All the schedule changes for Lynx by the way go into effect on April 13th.
http://www.golynx.com/news-events/news_detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=1770
This isn't about SunRail itself, just about the Lynx bus changes that seem to come along with it: Bus line 41 will be split! Can one still ride the new bus lines 436S or 436N as a one-seat ride, say, from the airport to Altamonte Springs? Or does one have to physically change buses, or is there too long of a pause inbetween the 436S and 436N service at Fern Park for it to be practical? There is no updated system map graphically showing all the new or altered routes, is there?April 15th-25t will be perfect for me to check out how Lynx will do when it comes to connecting with Sunrail. All the schedule changes for Lynx by the way go into effect on April 13th.
http://www.golynx.com/news-events/news_detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=1770
Well depends on where exactly in Altamonte Springs. They're going to split the route at Fernwood Boulevard and Oxford Road, not at the Sunrail station as originally planned. The picture below gives everyone an idea of where the 41 will be split.Thank you for posting this.
This isn't about SunRail itself, just about the Lynx bus changes that seem to come along with it: Bus line 41 will be split! Can one still ride the new bus lines 436S or 436N as a one-seat ride, say, from the airport to Altamonte Springs? Or does one have to physically change buses, or is there too long of a pause inbetween the 436S and 436N service at Fern Park for it to be practical? There is no updated system map graphically showing all the new or altered routes, is there?April 15th-25t will be perfect for me to check out how Lynx will do when it comes to connecting with Sunrail. All the schedule changes for Lynx by the way go into effect on April 13th.
http://www.golynx.com/news-events/news_detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=1770
BTW, still no schedule (even no test run schedule) posted yet on the SunRail website...
No problem. Votran in Volusia County I believe may have service changes to service the Sunrail stations there, though I'm not sure.Thanks for posting the Lynx link! I hadn't really explored Lynx but am happy to see that it goes by the building where I work.
Looking forward to the SunRail schedule being out one of these days.
I saw the train crossing Kaley this morning and up in Sanford yesterday morning…..I'm soooooo ready to kiss I-4 goodbye!
Yes, I have changed buses at that stop, going into Sanford etc, while also just riding by it a lot on the 41 - and it was confusing how it was just called the Jai Alai stop, while having no clue what that was referring to until I found out. Now that complex just seems to have changed its name to "Orlando Live Events". And it might seem to some at least that it would be great if like the former 41 the new lines were interlinked, otherwise it would be an extra transfer for everyone who wanted to take public transportation down that part of 436 - unless there are some big benefits coming from separating those lines which are not so obvious. Still, f.e. with SunRail leaving only every 2 and a half hours during midday at least for starters, probably a lot of people at least sometimes will still have to take the bus, even when traveling a route similar to that of the train.Unless the 436S and 436N is interlinked, like the 102 is with the 103 (and vice versa), you're going to have to change buses at Fernwood and Oxford. Now all of these changes are subjected to change. As for the updated map, all of those service changes go into effect April 13th, so nothing has been updated yet. As for Sunrail not uploading a schedule yet, it's still early before the train starts up.
Thank you for writing this notification, that a schedule is posted now.The schedules have been posted!
http://www.sunrail.com/documents/sunrail_train_schedule.pdf
These are also subjected to change, just like the Lynx schedules.
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