7 years ago, I was hoping this HSR project would be completed. The Governor and FL republicans said it would cost the tax payers too much and so declined 2.4 billion dollars that was already allocated for it.
Today it is reported that Florida Governor Rick Scott, currently campaigning for a FL senate run, and his wife, have invested at least 3 million in a company that is tied to a privately funded company that plans to complete the original Orlando to Tampa HSR route proposed by the tax payer funded proposal. They could very well have invested more.
Rick Scott, wife invested in company tied to firm seeking Orlando-to-Tampa train project - Orlando Sentinel
I actually hope the project doesn't get derailed, like the first one, but there are some serious red flags over their involvement.