ORLANDO, Fla. – The SunRail board is expected to take a key step Wednesday that could shape the future of Central Florida transit.

Members will vote on protecting a right-of-way corridor needed for a potential extension connecting the commuter rail line to Orlando International Airport.

The move would not launch construction on the long-discussed airport link, but it would secure the land required to make the project possible in the years ahead.

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Riders at the downtown Orlando station told News 6 the expansion feels long overdue.

“Overdue doesn’t even describe the word clearly enough. It’s so big of a necessity,” commuter Thomas Halloway said. “It’s kind of like a running gag amo

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