Tallahassee, FL
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Gainesville, FL (129.0 mi).
About Tallahassee
Tallahassee is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824.
Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.
Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)
| Item | Basis | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal construction | Mid-size city — metro tier (range $1–2B) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.5× on $200M base | $300M |
| Track: Tallahassee → Gainesville | 129.0 mi × $500M/mi | $64.5B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $66.3B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The Amtrak station corridor on the city's west side. Tallahassee's Amtrak station sits on an active freight corridor west of downtown, with surrounding land far cheaper than the urban core. The terminal would serve the state capital's government workforce and FSU/FAMU's tens of thousands of students, anchoring the long Panhandle corridor toward Gainesville.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
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