OTOL Florida RailFest 2008 Homepage

July 19-24, 2008

Tampa * Miami

Created 11/29/05; Updated 3/4/11

OTOL Florida RailFest 2008 lived up to its potential to be yet another great railfan event. We rode transit in two Florida cities, as well as commuter rail along the Gold Coast. To, from, and between them we took Amtrak.

Saturday, July 19
Our journey started with a trip between the Northeast and Tampa, FL on the SILVER STAR.

Sunday, July 20
Midday arrival in Tampa. Rode TECO Line Streetcar. Dinner at Spaghetti Warehouse.

Monday, July 21
Day started with TECO Line facility tour. Afternoon trip on southbound SILVER STAR from Tampa to Miami area.

Tuesday, July 22
Rode entire TriRail, MetroRail, and MetroMover systems. Lunch at Steak & Ale, Cypress Creek; Dinner at Dadeland Mall.

Wednesday, July 23
Boarded northbound SILVER METEOR, from Miami area to points north.

Thursday, July 24
Arrived back in Northeastern origin cities in mid-morning.

Six days on the rails was a lot of fun!





OTOL FLORIDA RAILFEST 2008
GENERAL PAGES
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List of participantsUpdated 7/24/08
ItineraryUpdated 9/17/13
TAMPA PAGES
GOLD COAST PAGES







OTOL FLORIDA RAILFEST 2008
TAMPA PAGES
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List of Tampa transit routesCreated 1/10/08
Tampa linksCreated 1/10/08
Tampa Scanner frequenciesUpdated 2/26/08







OTOL FLORIDA RAILFEST 2008
GOLD COAST PAGES
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List of Gold Coast transit routesCreated 1/8/08
List of Gold Coast commuter routesCreated 1/8/08
Gold Coast linksCreated 1/10/08
Gold Coast Scanner frequenciesUpdated 2/26/08