High Speed Train from Tampa to orlando gets funding!

President Obama on Thursday announced $1.25 billion of stimulus funding for a high-speed rail line stretching from Tampa to Orlando -- and he also promised to return to ride the train once it's finished.

"I'm excited," he said to a cheering crowd at the University of Tampa. "I'm going to come back down here and ride it."

The project has been under discussion for decades in Florida. The state in 2009 had originally applied for $2.6 billion in stimulus funds to back the project.

The initial phase of the plan -- linking downtown Tampa to the Orlando airport -- will be finished in 4 1/2 years if all goes well, said Ed Turanchik, president of the rail advocacy group ConnectUs.

"This will create one of the most dynamic regions in the world," he said. "This is probably one of the most advanced public works projects in America."

The second phase, connecting Orlando to Miami, is subject to funding and could be ready by 2017, said Turanchik.

Florida's Tampa-to-Orlando trains will reach a top speed of 150 mph, but average 86 mph. It's expected that the Tampa to Orlando trip will take passengers just 36 minutes.  Eventually the system could reach speeds around 180 mph when the line is extended to Miami, but only if decisions are made now to spend more money on designs and equipment compatible with faster technology.

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