Tag: commuter rail

Scott PowersJune 22, 2016
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Orlando’s commuter rail service, SunRail, has its first executive director, Nicola Liquori, currently a Florida Turnpike Enterprise executive. Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jim Boxold appointed Liquori to be executive director of SunRail, putting her in charge of keeping the trains running on time even as the operation expands its line to the south and […]

Drew WilsonJune 7, 2016
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A group opposing All Aboard Florida announced Tuesday they would issue “report cards” measuring where candidates for public office stand on the railroad project connecting Orlando to Miami. The Coalition Against Rail Expansion in Florida, or CARE FL, sent a 12-question survey to candidates in districts affected by All Aboard Florida with instructions to send […]

Associated PressSeptember 28, 2015
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Federal transportation officials say they will give $93.4 million to help extend central Florida’s commuter rail to the southern section of the metro area. The Federal Transit Administration on Monday said an agreement with the SunRail commuter service will help extend the line by more than 17 miles into Osceola County. The second phase of […]


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