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Schedules of feeder routes are available at each Tri-Rail station. Trains will run morning and evening rush hours, Monday through Friday only. No weekend or mid-day service will be available. No eating, drinking or smoking allowed on the trains. No bicycles allowed on the trains, unless the bicycles are collapsible.

Parking at Tri-Rail stations is free. Fold-up baby strollers are allowed on the train. Ramps for wheelchair-bound passengers will be available at each station. Conductors will assist passengers to board the trains and spaces for wheelchairs are designated on each train. Tri-Rail cars are equipped with water fountains and washrooms.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers will provide security at the stations along the 67-mile rail corridor. For information on bus routes and train schedules, call 1-800-TRI-RAIL. I Hollywood! jU4i5 Station JL ri" Hollywood Blvd. JL County 95; i J. Griffin Road (Station closed) Airport station closed while Broward County and Tri-Rall officials work to resolve safety concerns raised because station Is In the airport's flight path.

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BROWARD COUNTY ff dade counttv' jj -VGoMen Glades-JV NW 79th St. 9 Miami 3 Ol International Airport 7 1 rugn ax Ra0r. Metro Rail (station to open in spring) OJ Miami International Airport Station Eastern Airline 1 Baker Avletion Pen Am Miami International Airport minii Miles UNA LAWSONStaff Artist New train is way to beat 1-95 crunch Tri-Rail is 'refreshing alternative' TRI-RAILfrom 1A Tri-County Commuter Rail Schedule morning rush hour evening rush hour SOUTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND West Palm Beach 6:00 6:40 West Palm Beach I I 5:15 I I 6:02 I Palm Beach Airport 6:03 6:43 Palm Beach Airport 518 6j05 Lake Worth 6:10 6:50 Lake Worth 525 Boynton Beach 6:16 6:56 Boynton Beach 531 6:18 Delray Beach 6:23 7:03 Delray Beach 538 6j25 Boca Raton 6:31 7:11 8:12 Boca Raton 5:47 6:16 6:34 Deerfield Beach 6:38 7:18 8:19 Deerfield Beach 5:54 6:23 6:41 Pompano Beach 6:43 7:23 8:24 Pompano Beach 5:59 6:28 6:46 Cypress Creek 6:50 7:30 8:31 Cypress Creek 4:42 6:06 6:35 6:53 Fort Lauderdale 6:00 6:58 7:38 8:29 8:39 Fort Lauderdale 4:50 6:14 6:43 7:01 Ft. Lauderdale Airport 6:05 7:03 7:43 8:34 8:44 Ft. Lauderdale Airport 4:55 6:19 6:48 7:06 Hollywood 6:12 7:10 7:50 8:41 8:51 Hollywood 5:02 6:26 6:55 7:13 Golden Glades 6:21 7:19 7:59 8:50 9:00 Golden Glades 5:11 6:35 7:04 7:22 Metrorail 6:31 7:29 8:09 9:00 9:10 Metrorail 5:21 6:45 7:14 7:32 Miami Aiport 6:35 7:33 8:13 9:04 9:13 Miami Aiport 5:25 6:49 7:18 7:36 NORTHBOUND NORTHBOUND Miami Airport I 5:15 I 6:43 I 7:00 7:22 Miami Airport I 3:50 I 4:12 I 4:40 I 5:33 I 7:10 Metrorail 5:19 6:47 7:04 7:46 Metrorail 3:54 4:16 4:44 5:37 7:14 Golden Glades 5:29 6:57 7:14 7:56 Golden Glades 4:04 4:26 4:54 5:47 7:24 Hollywood 5:38 7:06 7:23 8:07 Hollywood 4:13 4:35 5:03 5:56 7:33 Ft.

Lauderdale Airport 5:45 7:13 7:30 8:15 Ft. Lauderdale Airport 4:20 4:42 5:10 6:04 7:41 Fort Lauderdale 5:50 7:18 7:35 8:20 Fort Lauderdale 4:25 4:47 5:15 6:09 7:46 Cypress Creek 7:25 7:42 Pompano Beach 4:32 4:55 5:23 6:17 7:54 Pompano Beach 7:33 7:50 Cypress Creek 5:02 5:30 6:24 8:01 Deerfield Beach 7:38 7:55 Deerfield Beach 5:07 5:35 6:29 8:06 Boca Raton 7:45 8:02 Boca Raton 5:14 5:42 6:36 8:13 Delray Beach 7:53 Delray Beach 5:23 6:45 8:22 Boynton Beach 800 Boynton Beach 5:30 6:52 8:29 Lake Worth 8j0J Lake Worth 5j3j5 6:58 8:35 Palm Beach Airport 8:13 Palm Beach Airport 5:43 7:05 8:42 West Palm Beach 8:16 West Palm Beach 5:46 7:08 8:45 Station not open yet By AMY DRISCOLL Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Riding Tri-Rail, South Florida's first commuter train system, may require getting up early, taking several forms of transportation and allowing more travel time than driving on Interstate 95. But Tri-Rail officials say the obstacles will pale in comparison with traffic on the highway after construction to widen 1-95 begins this spring. Officials say commuters will appreciate the alternative. "You won't be able to just hop in your car and go," said Ed Kennedy, the rail board chairman and a Broward County commissioner.

But, "once the traffic starts, Tri-Rail is going to look better and better." The logistics of riding the rails are more complicated than most South Floridians are used to, rail officials said. To reach any of the Tri-Rail stations from West Palm Beach to Miami, would-be passengers can hop a shuttle bus. Schedules and maps of bus routes which are marked by signs bearing Tri-Rail's distinctive green, orange and blue logo are available at each station. "The feeder bus system is the most crucial link, but it's also the most flexible," Kennedy said. "We'll adjust it as needed.

If people need to go places other than what we have scheduled, we'll make every effort to accommodate them." Other commuters may opt to drive their cars to the nearest station. Between 45 and 150 parking spaces will be provided at each station, with the largest amount of parking at renovated Amtrak stations that will be used for the Tri-Rail. On test runs, operators have had no trouble keeping to the schedule planned, which is between 5:15 a.m. and 9:13 a.m. and from 3:50 p.m.

to 8:45 p.m., So commuters can expect few delays. Fort Lauderdale station to join passengers from Miami for a symbolic joining of Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Despite a 40-minute delay while the train sat on the tracks just Dutside Fort Lauderdale waiting for the Miami train to arrive, most passengers had nothing but praise for the system. "Anyone who took the Tri-Rail today knows it will be a refreshing alternative to Interstate 95," said Sen. Howard Forman, D-Pembroke Pines, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Transportation.

"The ride was smooth, it was quick, it was cool. Now we just have to get people to ride it." 7,000 commuters a day Tri-Rail officials hope the trains eventually will attract 7,000 round-trip commuters a day. The rail network was conceived to relieve traffic on 1-95 when it is being widened. The $105 million road jroject was supposed to begin this nonth but has been postponed until Jus spring. Tri-Rail Executive Director Bill Howard said he heard only compliments about the new system.

"They like the trains, they like the stations, and they think it's going to be a success. Now all we lave to hope is that all these VIPs mil help us continue to pay for the system when they go back to Talla-lassee and Washington." With a Dixieland band playing an a stage decorated with Tri-Rail balloons and brightly colored bunt-irig, officials cut yet another tri-colored ribbon to kick off the rail system before boarding trains to head back north and south. Rep. Carol Hanson, R-Boca Raton, who helped obtain state money pay for the $112 million system, said she was surprised by how quiet the ride was. "It was wonderful," she said.

"Couldn't have asked for a better start for this project." Speeds of 70 mph Inside the double-decker cars, padded seats, water coolers and air conditioning kept the passengers comfortable on the 20-minute ride back to Boca Raton. Conductors wearing tri-colored epaulets patrolled the cars and answered questions, while the train swayed slightly as it hit speeds up to 70 mph. Boca Raton City Councilman Wanda Thayer was ecstatic about the ride. "It was smooth and just great," she said. "I love trains." Despite the nearly flawless opening, officials were scrambling to iron out the last hitches before commuter service begins Monday.

Route maps for feeder buses were being revised Thursday, and workers were installing pay phones near stations Friday. "There comes a point when you just have to start it running and see how it goes," Travasos said, shrugging off the llth-hour obstacles. "The first few months will really be test runs for us, until we figure out where the strongest ridership is and how best to serve the public." THOMAS GRAVESStaff Photographer Two Tri-Rail trains are examined Friday during the system's opening ceremonies Fort Lauderdale..