The 6:15 am northbound Sunrail train is about to depart the Sand Lake Road Station in Orlando as the blue hour begins.

Opening Day of Sunrail drew 10,891 riders as estimated by FDOT, more than twice what was expected. Here a set pushes towards Orlando in Winter Park on pre existing double track.

Sunrail was running late, due to the crush of 10,891 people who rode today. Due to the trains being late it created a meet right in front of me.

Two Sunrail trains meet on Opening Day at Lake Mary, with one train running a bit late causing the incredible luck of catching a meet here at the station. Trains were packed!

"This train is full!" came the word over the radio. "We can't take any more passengers!" Appropriate that this is my 2,000th photo in the database on this historic day.

Trains were packed on opening day, as a southbound pushes through Winter Park. Warm humid conditions already building clouds in the sky. Over 10,000 rode the rails on day 1.

A historic day in central Florida transport, it's Sunrail Day! After 22 years of planning, struggles, anti tax groups, doubters etc, commuter rail became a reality in Central Florida.

Opening Day of Sunrail! The old and the new. The new Sunrail train passes the remains of the old Aloma branch long since abandoned.

Maryann gets her shots of a Sunrail Test Train rolling through Lake Mary. Sunrail has been running test trains consistently with a soft opening set for April 15 and the grand opening May 1.

Sunrail test train departs Lake Mary station as RP Contributor Maryann Pickering gets her shots. This is how we started our mini Honeymoon. Sunrail's public opening is May 1st.

Here comes Sunrail! The much anticipated commuter rail system has been running test trains on practice schedules, will have a soft opening in mid April and then "open" May 1.

Fresh out of the paint shop. Reporting marks and unit number have not been applied yet.

The first Sunrail Train in Orlando. The new horn just purrs like a kitten.