the Florida Overland Express for passenger service between Orlando and Tampa in the United States. In support of this program, the prototype visited Miami on 7 October 2003 and Orlando on the 11 October. The Florida system was originally slated to open in 2009, but was denied funding by a referendum in 2004, after the start of detail engineering stages. In Canada, Bombardier and Via Rail presented a proposal to use JetTrains on Via’s busy Quebec City-Windsor Corridor as part of their ViaFast proposal, but were unable to obtain funding from the national government. In January 2008, the premiers of Ontario and Quebec announced a feasibility study for the Corridor, giving high speed trains another chance. The Van Horne Institute also completed a study with Bombardier regarding the suitability of JetTrain service between the two largest cities in Alberta, Edmonton and Calgary. Other possibilities included new lines in Texas and to Las Vegas. In the United Kingdom, the JetTrain has been proposed as a replacement for the diesel-electric HST. Australian rail magazines have suggested the JetTrain as a viable option for high-speed rail in Australia to supplement the XPT (a version of the British HST) and Tilt Train. Bombardier had conversations with the state government of Yucatan, Mexico, for the development of the Transpeninsular Fast Train, a project that aims to connect the state capital of Mérida to the tourist resorts of the Mayan Riviera like Cancun and the Mayan Ruins of Chichen Itza. According to the Governor Ivonne Ortega, the train must run on diesel at an average speed of , for which Bombardier deemed suitable the use of The JetTrain. , the demonstration turbine locomotive was stored at the Transportation Technology Center. See also Gas turbine-electric locomotive Gas turbine train LRC (train) Turboliner UAC TurboTrain Amtrak Acela TGV 001 References Bibliography "Bombardier Unveils JetTrain Technology", Bombardier press release, 15 October 2002 ["Bombardier JetTrain Rolls Into Florida"], Business Wire, 7 October 2003 "JetTrain Locomotive Rolls Into Orlando: Inaugural Visit to Florida by the High-Speed Rail Locomotive", Marketwire, 11 October 2003 "Quebec - Windsor Corridor Jet Train, Canada" ["JetTrain Technology"], older Canadair page Further reading American Magline Group, "Technology Comparison: Transrapid Superspeed Maglev and Bombardier JetTrain, December 2002 External links Spec Sheet with power output and tractive effort curves; French Bombardier Transportation locomotives High-speed trains High-speed trains of the United States Gas turbine locomotives of the United States Experimental locomotives