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[NickG]

From the Orlando Sentinel:

Virgin Trains, the rail arm of British entrepreneur Richard Branson's business empire, is talking to Florida officials about running the state's high-speed train from Orlando to Tampa.

Virgin officials roamed Florida this week to talk with contractors and officials of the Florida High-Speed Rail Authority, which plans a $2.6 billion bullet-train system between Orlando and Tampa by 2009.

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[NickG]

From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:

ORLANDO -- The British conglomerate Virgin wants to run Florida's proposed bullet train network. Virgin, which operates railroads in the United Kingdom, an airline, a travel company and various entertainment companies, announced Friday it has agreed to drive the trains planned between Tampa and Orlando and eventually Miami.

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