Major Cities: Orlando, Tampa, Miami

Overview: The designated Florida Corridor links Tampa Bay, Orlando, Miami, and intermediate points. At present, Amtrak serves these markets with long-distance trains only; no short-distance corridor-type intercity services exist. There is a Tri-Rail commuter service over the State-owned, 72-mile railroad between West Palm Beach (Mangonia Park) and Miami (the “Tri-Rail segment”). The State of Florida has attempted more than once to develop the entire designated corridor (or portions of it) to support very high-speed (over 150 mph) intercity rail service, but has not succeeded thus far in doing so.

Status: Tampa to Orlando HSR was most recently advanced as the first leg of a statewide system at an approximate cost of $2.5 billion on a dedicated infrastructure using the Interstate 4 right-of-way. The peak speed would be 150 mph with adoption of the electric power option. A competitive procurement for this system was put on hold in 2005. Since then, Florida has concentrated its study efforts on incremental HSR planning.

Florida Corridor Contacts
Organization	Personal Contact	Topics
Florida DOT  605 Suwannee Street # MS67 Tallahasee, FL 32399-0450	Nazih Haddad Staff Director Tel: 850-414-4534 Fax: 850-922-4942 nazih.haddad@dot.state.fl.us	Amtrak Passenger service    High speed rail

For more infomation see the FHSRA website at: http://www.floridahighspeedrail.org