Virgin Trains USA has started the second leg of the construction of their high speed train between Miami, Florida and the Orlando airport (and eventually to Tampa). I was pretty excited at first, since the train to Orlando will be operational in three years and they have committed to building a train station in either Stuart, Florida (where my sister Susan and I own a condo) or nearby Fort Pierce. However, I recently read that they do not plan to build this station until 5 years after train service is operational. What? Really? What is their problem, anyway? I say re-institute Martin County's lawsuit against Virgin Trains until they agree to build the station right when service starts. Come on, all you Stuart, Florida retirees - start those protests NOW! I'll help make the signs. In any case, I took the above self portrait in downtown Stuart, right across the street from where those 125 mile per hour trains will soon be flying past, the last time I visited down there. All you Stuart residents better make sure to look both ways before you cross those tracks - or splat.
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