Florida is also served by Amtrak operating numerous lines throughout connecting the state's largest cities to points north in the United States and Canada the busiest Amtrak train stations in Florida in 2011 were: Sanford (259,944) Orlando (179,142) Tampa Union Station (140,785) Miami (94,556) and Jacksonville (74,733) Sanford in Greater Orlando is the southern terminus of the Auto Train which originates at Lorton Virginia south of Washington D.C Until 2005 Orlando was also the eastern terminus of the Sunset Limited which travels across the southern United States via New Orleans Houston and San Antonio to its western terminus of Los Angeles Florida is served by two additional Amtrak trains (the Silver Star and the Silver Meteor) which operate between New York City and Miami Virgin MiamiCentral in Greater Downtown Miami and the Miami Intermodal Center near Miami International Airport are major hubs for rapid transit commuter rail intercity rail and buses. .
See also: List of mayors of Miami-Dade County Florida. QS 801-1000 Airlines Destinations Transportation Hard Rock Stadium home of the Miami Dolphins of the NFL and plays host to the Miami Hurricanes. Miami Florida Business directory The first post-Reconstruction era Republican elected to Congress from Florida was William C Cramer in 1954 from Pinellas County on the Gulf Coast where demographic changes were underway in this period African Americans were still disenfranchised by the state's constitution and discriminatory practices; in the 19th century they had made up most of the Republican Party Cramer built a different Republican Party in Florida attracting local white conservatives and transplants from northern and midwestern states in 1966 Claude R Kirk Jr was elected as the first post-Reconstruction Republican governor in an upset election in 1968 Edward J Gurney also a white conservative was elected as the state's first post-reconstruction Republican US senator in 1970 Democrats took the governorship and the open US Senate seat and maintained dominance for years, 5 References Francis X Suarez Mayor of the City of Miami.
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