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No, strollers board with everyone else, onto the slowly moving cabins. Most single strollers can be rolled on; double strollers must be folded and carried on.

Yes. The loading thru the main boarding area was only because the designated wheelchair cabins that are automatically routed to the wheelchair boarding area could not keep up with the number of wheelchair parties waiting to board, and there was surplus capacity of able-bodied cabins. Cabins...

I experienced an interesting procedure today. I was traveling from CBR to Epcot around noon with a mobility scooter. There was about a 15 minute wait, down and up the unused south ramp followed by a couple of switchbacks. Wheelchairs were being directed to the end of the queue, and diverted...

The front-line cm's only clear a cabin to depart the load zone. Once it leaves the load position, all the switching, merging, and movement is controlled by the computer.

Yes, I would hope so. They're limited by the availability of rolling stock, and the trains are semi-permanently coupled, meaning cars have to be added in the maintenance shop (I don't know how long that takes.) But maybe they'll have one or 2 extra trains they could bring online, and they...

Currently, each train holds something in the area of 250 passengers. If the average family unit size is 3, that's about 80 fewer automobiles on the evacuation route per hour. Train size is expected to increase as ridership increases.

They're working on service from NOLA as far as Mobile; I think state of Alabama is chipping in. CSX and the Port of Mobile are fighting it, claiming it would interfere with freight service to the port. No news on continuing into FL; that's the part I heard CSX sold off. ETA: The route still...

Just the opposite. From what I've heard, it was always a very slow route. And now much of the route has been sold to a local freight line, which means it's maintained to an even lower standard. But hopefully it could be brought back to it's former state, or even upgraded. We where?

No, because Brightline (or the HSR that's been peripherally discussed here) would have dedicated track, and new mainline construction will be completely grade-separated. They may share the track with local commuter rail, but their agreement with FDOT on the Cocoa-Orlando segment prohibits the...

I guess they don't realize how darn hot & sticky it gets until it's too late. :)

Yes, we do, but the major reason is clear: Amtrak runs on tracks which are owned and controlled by profit-oriented freight railroads. Not all, but most Amtrak delays result from the freight railroads failing to give passenger trains priority over freight, as they are required to do by a law...

No, pre-COVID. I'm speaking mainly from my experience as a bus driver from 2005-2014. During the last few years of my tenure, it was pretty common: just about every morning during spring break and most weekends during the peak summer months. And I heard that it was even more frequent the...

I-4 from WDW to Tampa is 65 mi. The TGV, a HSR technology common in Europe, accelerates to 199 mph in 5.3 minutes within 11.2 mi. That leaves 53.8 mi. to run at top speed, minus distance for deceleration. The Japanese bullet train accelerates to 170 mph in 3 minutes. It's has a lower top...

Thanks for clarification.

Avoid stress. (Driving between Tampa & Orlando can be very stressful.) For business people, use travel time to accomplish work. Trains are fun! (Especially when zipping past cars stuck in traffic on a parallel roadway.) Not sure it will be significantly more expensive for single travelers...

A lot of bickering and hysterics. :rolleyes:

Yes, service between MCO & WDW is projected to begin 2026, but service to Tampa would be 2-3 years later. The actual statement by Brightline was: "Anticipated revenue service first segment (including SunRail to Airport): Q3-Q4 2026" Take anything you hear on WFTV with a grain of salt. Their...

There are buses between TTC & MK when the monorail and ferry have insufficient capacity. They leave from the Mouse House area at TTC, to the right of the monorail station. A bus loading zone was built along the MK-CR walkway so that guests arriving from TTC would not have to go thru security...

That would be a shame given their unique & iconic designs, even though the impact of Casting's architecture has already been greatly diminished by Grapefruit and it's elevated walkways.

As construction, it's a stop on the Tampa extension. Functionally, IMHO it'll be more of an extension of service from Miami. In fact, the segment to WDW is expected to begin service 2 years before service to Tampa commences, IIRC. You're right that Brightline has said they do not want to be a...