ORLANDO, Fla. — SunRail, the Orlando-area commuter operation that suffered significant damage on part of its route from the recent Hurricane Ian, has once again halted operations because of an approaching storm.
Miami-area operator Tri-Rail, meanwhile, is also preparing to shut down.
SunRail announced Tuesday afternoon it would halt operations today (Wednesday, Nov. 9) for storm preparations including securing or removing crossing gates at the 126 grade crossings on its 61.5 corridor, securing and storing rolling stock, and securing other equipment. Inspection of the system will be required before service can resume.
SunRail operations were shut down Sept. 27-Oct. 2 because of Hurricane Ian, and didn’t fully resume at the southern end of its system until Oct. 17 after completion of repairs in the Kissimmee area.
Tri-Rail is operating as of Wednesday morning, but plans to end operations as of Wednesday afternoon. The last trains scheduled to operate are northbound P630, which departs Miami Airport at 3:10 p.m. and arrives at Mangonia Park at 5:10 p.m., and southbound P637, which departs Magnolia Park at 4:25 p.m. and arrives at Miami Airport at 7:02 p.m. Thursday service will be suspended, according to Tri-Rail’s Twitter account.
