Recent content by Caesar La Rock

A few things. I personally have my doubts too as I've lived in this state for 30 years and I've heard all kinds of rail proposals planned and go the way of history. Going the way of what ifs. However, I am a lot more open minded and willing to see what this state can do. Train service between...

I wish people understood why Amtrak was created in the first place, before throwing the word private around Amtrak's direction. With the way things are going, we have a better chance of having Amtrak run between New Orleans and Florida, before anyone has the chance to privatize Amtrak. Stay...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. A bill in the Florida Legislature could set the stage for the return of an Amtrak service which has not been directly connected to Orlando since 2005...

To the people who don't live in Orlando. If you wonder why transit in this city is underfunded and why highways are laid out so poorly, it goes back to poor decisions by FDOT as I've mentioned before. It also because of dumb ideas proposed from the city too. It's not FDOT 100%, Orlando itself...

I hate to go off topic and I do hope the mods will be lenient on this, because it does tie into Brightline. Accidents did happen in the 1970s with trains, but they were not as frequent as they are now. Plus 1975, Disney World had only just open and it wasn't what it is now. The population had...

It'll be 30 years I've been living here and here is my take. The roads now have gotten worse then when I first moved here. Problem is FDOT has to bare the blame. Look at how many accidents and wrong way incidents have happened on I-4, after the I-4 Ultimate project completed. The highways are...

A lot of railfans also overlook the fact that the Genesis locomotives also had their fair share of issues. Often being paired up with F40s for a number of years, before the software issues they had were addressed. Anyone thinking Siemens isn't doing enough upgrades to make the ALC-42s reliable...

IDK if this is the thread for it, but some good news for Greyhound. A new location for the new Dallas terminal with service increases too. 26,000 square feet at a cost of $2.8 million...

I've ignored Sunrail to Daytona Beach for a bit, but I gotta say something about it. With the current outlook and from personal input from a friend who has lived in Daytona since the late 1980s, visits the area, and has ridden the public transportation there, here is the reality. To be blunt...

That statement can also apply to Lynx as well, which has so many chances to become more then just another bus system. I hope for the sake of both Lynx and Sunrail, the counties start to realize they have to take responsibility for them sooner rather then later.

111 wasn't discontinued due to ridership. It was discontinued because 311 almost exactly duplicated it's original route when Lynx and Disney conceived it several years ago. Yes everyone, the 111 originally ran to Disney Springs, before being cutback as Disney choose not to pay for that segment...

I'll give this a shot. The Corail coaches are essentially SNCF's variation of the UIC Z type passenger cars. UIC meaning International Union of Railways for those curious and the Z is just a specification for carriages (what they call passenger cars in Europe) at the time the Corail passenger...

I caught the southbound Silver Star yesterday morning as it passed the Longwood Sunrail station heading to Winter Park, as I waited for my uncle to pick me up. Here is a video from a cellphone, not the best video I've done but it's something. Despite the train running between Jacksonville and...

I think Septa could end up adding more Silverliner VI multiple units to the order. In addition to phasing out the Silverliner IVs, they'll get more MUs to replace the cancelled CRRC order. The Silverliner VIs will just become a bigger order.

Not that it means anything, but the Avelia Liberties that are hopefully due to go into service later this year were constructed of aluminum. So we'll have to wait and see what happens with the order.