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Title: Oops! Amtrak Trains Don't Fit in Miami's $2 Billion Train Station
Post by: EasyAce on April 24, 2018, 06:25:22 pm

The Miami Intermodal Center opened five years ago, but is still unable to service Amtrak trains
By Christian Britschgi
http://reason.com/blog/2018/04/24/2-billion-miami-train-station-is-200-fee (http://reason.com/blog/2018/04/24/2-billion-miami-train-station-is-200-fee)

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When the $2 billion Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) started construction in 2011, the plan was to have its central station serviced by long-distance Amtrak trains.

Construction finished in 2013 and while three different rail services currently operate at the station, Amtrak is nowhere to be found. The reason? The platform built for Amtrak is 200 feet too short for Amtrak's long-distance trains.

The problem was first discovered shortly after (http://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article1946038.html) construction began, but who exactly is to blame for the multi-million-dollar mishap, or what is to be done about it now, remain open questions . . .

. . . The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) claims that it was only informed of the platform length issue months after construction started. Amtrak insists that it kept FDOT fully informed of its needs throughout the pre-construction design and review stage.

Whoever is at fault, the problem is not easily remedied. Extending the platform an additional 200 feet would put it smack dab in the middle of the city's bustling 25th Avenue. In other words, extending the platform wold mean new construction in and around a busy thoroughfare . . .

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Forget getting the trains to run on time. Some metropolises can't get some trains to run, period.---EA.

Title: Re: Oops! Amtrak Trains Don't Fit in Miami's $2 Billion Train Station
Post by: truth_seeker on April 24, 2018, 06:40:32 pm

It must be government work.

Title: Re: Oops! Amtrak Trains Don't Fit in Miami's $2 Billion Train Station
Post by: corbe on April 24, 2018, 06:43:27 pm

   Another Floriduh Female Engineer will get thrown under the bus for this screwup.

Title: Re: Oops! Amtrak Trains Don't Fit in Miami's $2 Billion Train Station
Post by: andy58-in-nh on April 24, 2018, 06:47:02 pm

Union Rule #1: Don't Kill the Job, Boys.

If you did it right the first time you got paid, there would never be a second time to get paid.