South Florida train network, Brightline, updates Polk leaders on expansion plans into Tampa
Dustin Wyatt
The Ledger
Dec. 9, 2021
"As Brightline works to extend its South Florida train system through Orlando and into Tampa, a leader with the private rail company gave a progress report during a local transportation meeting Thursday.
Yes — the plan is for the high-speed train to eventually pass through Polk County, which would allow residents to get to neighboring metropolitan areas without relying on I-4. But it's so far from reality that little is known at this point about Polk's section of track, where stations would go within the county, and when those stations could open.
A Polk County station "has always been a part of the vision," Christine Kefauver, Brightline's senior vice president of corporate development, told elected county and city leaders with Polk's Transportation Planning Organization. "It's just a matter of when that happens."
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