Posted Mar 21, 2013, 10:44 AM
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An update on the OIA's attempt to fund a train station and garage on their property for AAF.
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OIA drops terminal for now, still wants train depot
By Dan Tracy, Orlando Sentinel
Orlando International Airport officials are backing away from building a new southern terminal, but they still want a $470 million monorail and parking garage for a train depot — despite opposition from the major airlines.
Airport Chairman Frank Kruppenbacher said the train station is too important to the region's economy to be scuttled. The monorail and 3,500-space garage would link to a depot paid for by the All Aboard Florida train that would run between South Florida and the airport.
"If somebody can show me it's a mistake, I'm always willing to listen to it. But so far I've not heard anything other than economic opportunity associated with that [train station] and an improvement of our airport operations," Kruppenbacher said in an interview with the Orlando Sentinel.
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full article: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...,2820400.story
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