Florida Rail Photos 1990 - 1999 Page 6
The last Suwannee Steam Special. In April of 1993, was the last time NS Steam visited Florida. High insurance costs, and heavy traffic doomed the program. Here the 611 is preparing for a runby at Crawford Florida.
Amtrak's westbound Sunset Limited rolls into Winter Park, during the first moth of operation in April 1993. Since 1981, Amtrak service has slowly continued to grow in Florida, this train being an example of that growth.
The High Speed Rail dream in Florida continues to live on, despite setbacks, and progress. In June of 1993, Amtrak toured Florida with the X2000, a high speed train that Amtrak was using to demostrate the technology and service. We are at the Orlando Amtrak station looking south in this view. For the latest developments in HSR in Florida, check our news section on the front page.
The Tampa section of the northbound Silver Meteor arrives at Lakeland in August of 1993.