Orlando Sentinel -- Dan Tracy
SunRail officially has won a $93 million grant from the federal government to expand the commuter train system 17 miles south into Osceola County.
Managers had been confident of getting the money from the Federal Transit Administration because the Osceola leg promises to carry 2,000 riders daily, or about half the number of people who now get on the train each work day.
"While this news was not unexpected, it is certainly welcome, as it will allow us to expand service schedule and move us toward a regional passenger system for all Central Florida," U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, said in a press release.
Mica and Democratic Reps. Corrine Brown and Alan Grayson announced the FTA award late Friday, but SunRail officials did not release the amount of money until Monday.
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