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President’s budget eliminates Amtrak in Florida

Posted on May 23, 2017

The president’s budget proposal released today would eliminate all Amtrak service in Florida.
The proposal cuts funding for Amtrak’s long-distance routes, which includes all three routes in Florida. It would also stymie ongoing efforts to restore service in Florida’s Panhandle and along the Gulf Coast.
“This just doesn’t make sense,” said U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL). “Eliminating Amtrak service in Florida not only affects the nearly one million Floridians who ride the train each year, it would have a real impact on our tourism-driven economy by making it harder for folks to come visit our state.”
More than 950,000 Floridians rode Amtrak during the last fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, 2016.
The president’s budget would eliminate all three routes in Florida, including:

  • The Auto train, which runs daily from Lorton, VA to Sanford, FL;
  • The Silver Meteor, which runs daily from Miami to Orlando to New York; and
  • The Silver Star, which runs daily from Miami to Tampa to Orlando to New York.
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