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He must. I can drive that in 1 1/2 easily.My hubby drives from Miami to West Palm almost daily- it takes from 2-3 hours, depending on how bad the traffic is. To get to Orlando from West Palm is another 2 hours.
Methinks hubby is making a few 'stops' along the way.
Just for the fun of it I plotted in driving from Miami Airport (which is where the train is going to leave from) to Disney, figuring that would be the route most people would take the train for...3 hours 29 minutes.
The train would take three hours from Miami Airport to Orlando Airport and then a car ride to Disney would take another 21 minutes. So you'd "save" a whopping 8 minutes using the train. Except for all the time wasted driving to MIA, getting a taxi or renting a car in Orlando.
Damn, like I didn't need another reason to vote against our toad governor this year.
Right. But 186 mph is a bit faster than 80 mph.You would still have to get transportation to and from airport and Disney even with the public financed train.
A Miami Int'l Airport
B Orlando Int'l Airport
add destinationshow options254.2 mi, 3 hr 49 min driving
4 hr 28 min with traffic
Bing Maps - Driving Directions, Traffic and Road Conditions
He must. I can drive that in 1 1/2 easily.Methinks hubby is making a few 'stops' along the way.
Just for the fun of it I plotted in driving from Miami Airport (which is where the train is going to leave from) to Disney, figuring that would be the route most people would take the train for...3 hours 29 minutes.
The train would take three hours from Miami Airport to Orlando Airport and then a car ride to Disney would take another 21 minutes. So you'd "save" a whopping 8 minutes using the train. Except for all the time wasted driving to MIA, getting a taxi or renting a car in Orlando.
Damn, like I didn't need another reason to vote against our toad governor this year.
It's about 230 miles. In my Honda CRV, that's about $35 in gas. One way.
How much will the train cost, one way? I'm guessing at least $75. Plus rental car, $40-$80 per day. Plus gas for the rental.
and costs even those not using it.Or a bullet train. This "private" one only goes 80 mph. The original one that the feds were going to pay for went 186 mph.I do not believe that rail is viable in Florida unless it is an AutoTrain. People do not want the hassle and expense of renting cars.
Mapquest, Orlando Airport to Miami Airport: FL-91 S 225.73 miles
3 hrs 24 mins
Correct. You wouldn't need to get on I4 to travel between Miami's airport and Orlando's airport.Mapquest, Orlando Airport to Miami Airport: FL-91 S 225.73 miles
3 hrs 24 mins
They clearly aren't using the Long Skinny Parking Lot that is I-4.
and costs even those not using it.Or a bullet train. This "private" one only goes 80 mph. The original one that the feds were going to pay for went 186 mph.I do not believe that rail is viable in Florida unless it is an AutoTrain. People do not want the hassle and expense of renting cars.
And the speed of the train is not correct, only for the Miami to West Palm segment. Here is the actual mph
79 Miami to West Palm
110 West Palm to Cocoa
125 Cocoa to Orlando
All Aboard Florida
This is awesome. So much better than the billions this would have cost the state. Totally privately owned express rail service from Miami to Orlando, with stops in between.
Correct. You wouldn't need to get on I4 to travel between Miami's airport and Orlando's airport.Mapquest, Orlando Airport to Miami Airport: FL-91 S 225.73 miles
3 hrs 24 mins
They clearly aren't using the Long Skinny Parking Lot that is I-4.
I remember around 1986 sitting on 436 near Castleberry for six light changes before being able to get through. Worst traffic in Florida.Correct. You wouldn't need to get on I4 to travel between Miami's airport and Orlando's airport.They clearly aren't using the Long Skinny Parking Lot that is I-4.
I was really just being snarky about how fun getting from one side of Orlando to the other is.
I really should get a t-shirt that says "I drove 436 at rush hour and survived" or something.
All Aboard Florida
This is awesome. So much better than the billions this would have cost the state. Totally privately owned express rail service from Miami to Orlando, with stops in between.
Good point. Flushing them down the toilet while ripping them off is pretty much a win/wiin.However, I will applaud any effort with the potential to take three million tourists who don't know where they are going off the highways in South Florida!
Nothing compared to the bullet train... even if they ever were to default, let's see, estimated costs to tax payers a few years ago, over $25 billion, plus almost $2 billion a year to maintain, all on the us, the tax payer or a $1.6 billion loan that might default later. Think I will take the $1.6 billion loan that might not default any day of the week.and costs even those not using it.Or a bullet train. This "private" one only goes 80 mph. The original one that the feds were going to pay for went 186 mph.
And the speed of the train is not correct, only for the Miami to West Palm segment. Here is the actual mph
79 Miami to West Palm
110 West Palm to Cocoa
125 Cocoa to Orlando
I'll never use it and it's going to cost me. And everyone in the country, apparently.
Can't believe no one finds this to be great news like I do. Private enterprise at its best!
The estimated cost to tax payers, if we had gone with the the super rail, all tax payer money-federal and state, would have been $5.3 billion.
How is it an express if it makes stops and takes as long to get from Miami to Orlando as your car does.
As for not costing the state billions, you aren't too bright.
All Aboard Florida already has applied for $1.6 billion in federal loans, and plans to rent space at a new terminal at the Orlando International Airport for which state lawmakers recently appropriated $213 million.
Thats just the beginning. According to the Scripps/Tribune Capitol Bureau, the company also wants the state to pay $44 million to connect its lines with Tri-Rail, the daily commuter link serving South Florida.
All Aboard a train-wreck for Florida taxpayers | StAugustine.com
