Does Obama's visit to Florida signal cash for rail?

Click title for link to Orlando Sentinel article. I've followed the prospect for a high speed train system in Florida since moving here in 1989. I was the point person to monitor the issue while with the City of West Palm Beach. The current extent of the proposal would include a high speed rail line between Orlando and Tampa - serving various airports and Disney. Previous incarnations of the proposal included a route from Miami to Orlando, with stops in Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. It even made it on to the state's Constitution for a while as something that "must be done" - it was eventually removed.

The fact is that we have to improve our basic transportation infrastructure in this country so that we will be able to compete with other economies, especially the European Union. Our geography is a bit different as there are long distances between major metropolitan areas and any effort such as this would represent multiple billions of dollars over a number of years.

To have this route be the first in the nation would be a boon for the Florida economy and also signal that in many ways we continue to live in a "bellweather" state.