Summary
Never mind that Gov. Rick Scott of Florida has been dithering over whether to accept federal money for a high-speed rail project and that two other Republican governors have rejected it. President Obama's vision of American bullet trains still seems to be moving forward. He can shift the money to California and New York, where fast trains are both needed and wanted.
Florida had seemed all set for an 84-mile high-speed line between Orlando and Tampa with trains traveling faster than 200 mph. Federal funding would make up 90 percent of the cost. The legislature had approved money for an Orlando-area commuter train system to connect with the fast rail. Construction was to produce 24,000 new jobs and a spurt of business growth.See the full content of this document
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Narrow-Gauge Politics
But Gov. Scott, despite reassurances that private capital would make up any cost overruns, finally said, "I do...
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