http://www.examiner.com/x-10977-Jacksonville-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d13-SunRail-reaches-out-to-Jacksonville
http://www.jaxobserver.com/2009/11/06/democrats-call-for-sunrail-support-gop-says-about-time/

Florida Democratic leaders on Thursday called on Republican leaders to help draw down federal stimulus money to secure funding for SunRail.

House Speaker Larry Cretul, R-Ocala remains uncommitted, but House Republicans have said theyre waiting to get committed until they see if the Senate now has enough votes after killing the project earlier this year.

SunRail is the commuter rail project for the three-county area in Central Florida – Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties.Florida is moving forward someone said.

He explained, A lot of the controversy that you heard about having something to do with the SunRail project is change. Very often it’s the North Florida TPO and Metroplan Orlando that are most often cited throughout the state as kind of setting the standards for regional thinking, regional cooperation, regional transportation planning. Isn’t it all about choices

Talks that a special session will happen by December to determine SunRail’s future became louder this week, when Central Florida leaders gathered in Orlando Wednesday for a meeting with U.S. Sen. George LeMieux to discuss the $1.2 billion project’s chances of gaining enough approval to become a reality.

Florida future is important.

Critics have called the deal between the Florida Department of Transportation and CSX unfair to the state due to a no-fault provision that would relieve CSX of legal liability for accidents related to the commuter train.