TAKE THE AMTRAK - JTA JACKSONVILLE SURVEY NOW!

[Ocklawaha]

"HOTEL" AMTRAK, a family bedroom onboard a superliner sleeper.

Nice catch stjr, note they used 2 tracks to spot just this one train. Train travel is miles removed from either an air or bus experience, everyone onboard talks, becomes friends, even family. Sometimes if the dinner is crowded they'll ask if they can seat someone else across the table from you. Those seatings have resulted in a lot of baby's.

If you read this and haven't filled out the poll, please go to the top of the page so we can get rail cars like this in Jacksonville.

OCKLAWAHA

[Ocklawaha]

Route of the old: Norfolk - Fayetteville - Charleston - Savannah - Jax - Daytona Beach - W. Palm - Miami "TIDEWATER" nearly 40 years of no trains and it still has depots and platforms waiting for this day.

Never thought so many (786) would read this poll! But by the same measurements we still need 3 people to ink the boxes to get to 50 responces. So why don't you read it and answer the questions. You can answer all of them or just part of them, it's up to you. The key facts to remember is that these numbers are going to be shared by MJ - Amtrak - JTA. 

The people that await this poll were hoping for about 500 responses, The first  passenger train that rolls across the St. Johns River, headed for Miami, is when we vote with our feet.

OCKLAWAHA

[mtraininjax]

so we can get rail cars like this in Jacksonville

It would be nice, and I appreciate your honesty in telling folks we don't have these cars in amtrak trains that stop in Jax.

[mtraininjax]

Oh and those ridership percentages? Just 25% full? Where? Talk about BS, you can't get a ticket on the trains to and from Florida about 1/2 the year unless you get in line.

Now you are just plain fibbing it up. Train travel is one step up from bus travel. You may not get a berth or compartment, but you can always get a coach seat. If not, guess what, Amtrak has more cars just sitting down there in Miami for the next run of the Meteor or Star.