BULLET TRAIN GOES DOWN THE DRAIN

The high-speed rail movement in the United States suffered a big setback on January 14, 1999, when Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) pulled the plug on financing for a $6.3-billion Miami-Orlando-Tampa route that state officials had dreamt of for 20 years. Bush cited doubts about ridership projections, environmental impact, and financial risk, when he also announced that he will not release money previously appropriated for high-speed rail. The Florida Department of Transportation had earmarked $70 million for high-speed rail each year for the next 40 years and had already spent $22.4 million on the 320-mi (515-km) route. State legislative leaders approved Bush's decision on the long-controversial project.

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• Authors:
  • Kohn, D
  • Cho, A
• Publication Date: 1999-1-25

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 12
• Serial:
  • ENR
  • Volume: 242
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Financing; Government funding; High speed rail; High speed track; Railroad construction; Railroads; State departments of transportation
• Geographic Terms: Florida; Miami (Florida); Tampa (Florida)
• Subject Areas: Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00759781
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 18 1999 12:00AM