Orlando, Florida

===Rail===

The Orlando area is served by one through railroad. The line, now known as the Central Florida Rail Corridor (CFRC), was previously known as the "A" line (formerly the [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]]'s main line). The line was purchased from [[CSX Transportation]] by the State of Florida in 2013 and is now used by [[SunRail]], the Central Florida commuter rail system. Some freight spurs still exist off of the line, which are operated by the [[Florida Central Railroad (current)|Florida Central Railroad]]. [[Amtrak]] passenger service runs along CFRC. See also [[:File:Orlando area railroads.png|a map of these railroads]].

[[File:Orlando Amtrak Station Platform.JPG|thumb|right|Platform-side, [[Orlando (Amtrak station)|Orlando Amtrak Station]]]]
[[Amtrak]] intercity [[Passenger train|passenger rail]] service operates from the [[Orlando Health/Amtrak station|Orlando Amtrak Station]] south of downtown. The [[Mission Revival Style architecture|Mission Revival-style]] station has been in continuous use since 1927,<ref>Mulligan, M. "Railroad Depots of Central Florida", page 42.  Arcadia Publishing, 2008.</ref> first for the [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad|Atlantic Coast Line]], then the [[Seaboard Coast Line Railroad]] (signage for which is still displayed over the station's main entrance). Amtrak's ''[[Silver Meteor]]'' and ''[[Silver Star (Amtrak)|Silver Star]]'' service Orlando four times daily, twice bound for points north to [[New York Penn Station|New York City]] and twice bound for points south to [[Miami station (Amtrak)|Miami]]. Orlando also serves as a transfer hub for [[Amtrak Thruway]] bus service. Orlando Station has the highest Amtrak ridership in the state, with the exception of the ''[[Auto Train]]'' depot located in nearby [[Sanford station (Amtrak)|Sanford]].<ref>[http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/FLORIDA09.pdf "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2009".] [http://www.amtrak.com/ ''Amtrak''].  Retrieved February 2, 2010.</ref>

Historically, Orlando's other major railroad stations have included:
* [[Church Street Station|Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Orlando station]] (now Church Street Station, a commercial development)
* [[Orlando (SAL station)|Seaboard Air Line Railroad Orlando station]] (Central Avenue Station; 1898–1955).

====Commuter rail====
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[[File:SunRail train leaving Winter Park Station.JPG|thumb|right|A southbound [[SunRail]] train leaving [[Winter Park station]]]]
In 2005, federal and state funding was granted for the establishment of [[SunRail]], a local [[commuter rail]] service, to operate on the former CSX "A" line tracks between [[DeLand, Florida|DeLand]] and [[Poinciana, Florida|Poinciana]], passing through the downtown area and surrounding urban neighborhoods along the way. The service is expected to substantially reduce traffic congestion along the I-4 corridor, especially between Downtown Orlando and the suburban communities in Seminole and Volusia Counties. Federal and state funds covered approximately 80% of the estimated $400&nbsp;million cost for track modifications and construction of stations along the route. The counties involved approved local matching funds in 2007 and the line was originally projected to begin operations in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunrail.com/ |title=A Better Way To Go |publisher=SunRail |access-date=August 2, 2014}}</ref> However, the project was ultimately voted down by Florida State Senate in 2008 and again in 2009 due to an amendment that would have approved a $200&nbsp;million insurance policy for the system. Although there had been growing concern the system would be scrapped, a deadline extension combined with a new insurance arrangement with CSX brought new hope that SunRail will be completed after all.<ref>[http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-sunrail-commuter-legislature-070209,0,7151760.story]   {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704013658/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-sunrail-commuter-legislature-070209%2C0%2C7151760.story|date=July 4, 2009}}</ref> In a special session in December 2009, the Florida Legislature approved commuter rail for Florida, which also enabled high-speed rail [[Federal government of the United States|federal]] funding. SunRail began passenger service on May 1, 2014. Phase I of the rail system runs from [[DeBary, Florida|DeBary]] to Sand Lake Road in South Orlando. Phase II, connects DeBary and continues north to [[DeLand, Florida|DeLand]], as well as extending from Sand Lake Road in Orlando south to [[Poinciana, Florida|Poinciana]]. Attempts to establish a smaller [[light rail]] service for the Orlando area were also considered at one time,{{when|date=October 2013}} but were also met with much resistance.

===={{Anchor|High speed rail}}Inter-city rail====
[[File:Brightline at Orlando International Intermodal Terminal (52372432604).jpg|thumb|The [[Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal]] is the terminus for [[Brightline]], an inter-city [[inter-city rail|rail service]] between Orlando and [[Miami]]]]
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A privately funded initiative known as ''All Aboard Florida'', which would provide [[inter-city rail]] service from Miami to Orlando, was announced in March 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboardflorida.com/facts/index.html |title=Brightline Book Rides & Enjoy Florida Train Travel |access-date=February 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209031734/http://www.allaboardflorida.com/facts/index.html |archive-date=February 9, 2015 }}</ref> Now known as [[Brightline]], the train currently runs from [[MiamiCentral|Downtown Miami]] to the [[Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal]]. The Orlando extension includes {{convert|40|mi|km|abbr=}} of new railway track and top speeds reach 125&nbsp;mph (201&nbsp;km/h), becoming one of the fastest rail services in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tate|first=Curtis|title=High-speed rail coming down the track: America's newest, fastest trains, from Acela to Brightline|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2020/07/30/acela-brightline-us-fastest-trains-high-speed-rail-coming/5535529002/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref> Service to Orlando began on September 22, 2023.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Orlando |url=https://www.gobrightline.com/train-stations/fl/orlando |access-date=September 23, 2023 |website=Brightline}}</ref> Future plans are underway to add a station near [[Disney Springs]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Lynch |first1=Ryan |last2=Bilbao |first2=Richard |title=Brightline confirms alternative train station near Disney — but not on property — in the works |work=Orlando Business Journal |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2022/06/28/florida-orlando-brightline-disney-rail.html |access-date=2022-06-30}}</ref>