U.S., Florida: Indian River County to continue Brightline fight in 2020

By Jon Shainman, WPTV NBC 5; December 3, 2019 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — Indian River County plans to continue…

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U.S., Florida – Report: Brightline Has Highest U.S. Death Rate

By Andrew Corselli, Managing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; December 3, 2019 According to a report from the Associated Press, Brightline and its…

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Silencing All Aboard Florida’s Brightline: One-fourth of crossings to get no improvements

By Jennifer Sorentrue and Mahima Singh, Staff Writers, Palm Beach Post; March 4, 2018 At 20 of 80 railroad crossings…

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All Aboard Florida: Citing train deaths, Miami-Dade mayor wants safety check before Brightline comes south

By Martin Vassolo, Miami Herald; February 6, 2018 Before Brightline comes rolling through Miami-Dade County, Mayor Carlos Gimenez has asked…

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Virginia Rail Crash Highlights Media, Government’s Lopsided Approach to Rail Safety

An Opinion From Christian Britschgi, Reason.com; February 1, 2018 An iron law of safety hysteria is that it is drawn…

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Editorial Opinion: Rail collisions like the one GOP congressmen experienced aren’t nearly as rare as they should be

An Editorial From The Baltimore Sun; February 1, 2018 The Republican members of Congress on board the Amtrak train that…

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State DOTs, regulators and railroads collaborate on grade crossing upgrades, closures

By Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; January 2018 Despite a decrease in the number of grade crossing…

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Collision as a Minnesota case study: Are stop signs enough at rural railroad crossings?

By Brady Slater, Duluth News Tribune; December 25, 2017 A close call at a rural railroad crossing in St. Louis…

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Florida House bill says train conductors, passengers cannot be auto accident witnesses

By A.G. Gancarski, Florida Politics; December 8, 2017 A new Florida House bill says that train conductors and passengers are not,…

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