AAF - Tampa wants it before Jacksonville

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Our City does have the existing ROW which makes running the trains to Jacksonville certainly cheaper in that regard but have you taken a real look at FEC's strategy with the Miami station development.

I would be real interested to know what talks are occuring between JTA, the City in general and FEC regarding the real estate around the Prime Osborn.  Yes, the Prime Osborn is easy to convert back to rail station but FEC is I am sure looking for a bigger play than just the rail.

Everyone assumes AAF (If they came) would want to go to the big JT. What if they decide to build a huge office complex/station on top of the ROW on the southbank? If they are going to mimic Miami and want to control the destination for investment potential, that is better than messing with the current civic order in this town.