In 2001, AMTRAK was working on railroad passenger service for St. Augustine. See below.
Today, that promises remains unfulfilled. Democratic Congressional candidate Faye Armitage supports an AMTRAK station for West Augustine.
Rep. JOHN LUIGI MICA is busy getting his photo taken with fancy shovels, shoveling for picture-taking shills as he breaks ground on a new Auto Train terminal in Sanford.
People who want to take the train to St. Augustine for their weddings or vacations must get off in Palatka or Jacksonville (singularly unromantic places at best).
Apparently, AMTRAK is not being pushed by the senior House Republican on transportation issues to do anything to bring AMTRAK (or trolleys) to St. Augustine.
After several years, it's plain that MICA's never going to get back to Peter Romano, former Lincolnville Neighborhood Association Chair (and former Republican County Vice Chair) about Mr.Romano's excellent idea on a a trolley system for tourists and locals.
That idea is incorporated in the proposed St. Augustine National Historical Park, National Seashore and National Scenic Coastal Parkway Act of 2009. MICA won't communicate about it, either.
It's time for MICA to go
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