"We have to educate residents that if you want to have nice things, you have to pay for them."
Since SunRail first rolled down the tracks just over a decade ago as a weekday commuter train, passengers have grumbled about why it doesn’t run more frequently, isn’t available on the weekends and can’t be ridden to the Orlando International Airport, despite the high demand for such services.
On Thursday, the Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission received an answer on one of those wishlist items: an eye-popping staff report that showed running SunRail trains on Saturdays and Sundays would cost the Central Florida region nearly $26.3 million more annually in operating costs.
On top of that, SunRail would need to spend an estimated $61.8 million to purchase three additional locomotives and cab cars for the weekends, according to the study.
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