Florida’s congressional Brightline supporters come to train’s defense

By Scott Powers, Florida Politics; May 22, 2018 A bipartisan group from Florida’s congressional delegation, along with the chairman of…

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All Aboard Florida: Brightline’s inaugural West Palm-to-Miami trip draws crowd, celebration

By Kenny Jacoby, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post; May 19, 2018 Brightline trains transported riders from West Palm Beach to…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline: Florida passenger train owners want more time to issue private activity bonds

By Shelly Sigo, The Bond Buyer; May 18, 2018 The private owners of Florida’s Brightline-branded passenger train system have asked…

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South Florida: Hottest ticket in town? Brightline discount train rides selling out fast

By Wayne K. Roustan, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; May 17, 2018 People looking to sample Brightline’s higher-speed passenger trains at deep…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline picks Lyft for exclusive partnership

By Emon Reiser, Digital Producer, South Florida Business Journal; May 15, 2018 Brightline, the $3 billion passenger rail project that…

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Behind the Scenes of Brightline, Miami’s Privately Funded Train Project

By Martin Vassolo, Miami Herald, Tribune Content Agency, GovTech.com; May 11, 2018 (TNS) — Past several blocks of machinery and…

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Brightline Texas? Brightline Examines Expanding Outside Florida

By Mike Vogel, Florida Trend Magazine; May 14, 2018 As privately owned and run intercity passenger train Brightline begins service…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline to begin service to Miami May 19

A Staff Report, TCPalm.com; May 11, 2018 Brightline ticked off one more milestone Friday when it unveiled MiamiCentral, its downtown…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline will pay for some crossing maintenance — but not on the Treasure Coast

By Lisa Broadt, TCPalm.com; May 1, 2018 In an apparent attempt to strong-arm local governments, Brightline will pay for pricey…

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All Aboard Florida defends its bond status for railroad money

By Scott Powers, Florida Politics; April 30, 2018 All Aboard Florida’s $1.75 billion in tax exempt private activity bonds are…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline trains look empty? Palm Beach Post counts how many were on board

Comment: CCRail has worked hard to provide a wide range of coverage about All Aboard Florida’s entrepreneurial Brightline passenger train…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline: What we learned after 44 trips on the train

By Jennifer Sorentrue and Mahima Singh, Staff Writers, Palm Beach Post; April 27, 2018 A dozen Palm Beach Post reporters…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline tweaks train schedule for Miami addition

By Wayne K. Roustan, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; April 26, 2018 Brightline higher-speed passenger trains will depart Fort Lauderdale and West…

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Exclusive: Florida Senator Marco Rubio challenges legitimacy of Brightline financing

By Lisa Broadt, TCPalm.com; April 24, 2018 Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, Tuesday cast doubt on Brightline’s approval for $1.75 billion of…

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The Toledo Blade Editorial: Keep rail options open

By The Editorial Board, The Toledo Blade; April 22, 2018 Ohio should pay attention to the expansion of high-speed rail…

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All Aboard Florida: Brightline’s financing challenged in congressional hearing

By Scott Powers, Florida Politics; April 19, 2018 Brightline’s use of federal tax-exempt Private Activity Bonds, to build the privately…

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Three people killed by Brightline trains had drugs in system

By Jennifer Sorentrue, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post; April 18, 2018 All three of the pedestrians who were accidentally struck and…

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Could Ohio replicate Florida’s high-speed rail system?

By David Patch, Staff Writer, The Toledo Blade; April 16, 2018 MIAMI — A little more than 35 years ago,…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline train looks to revive intercity rail travel

By David Patch, Staff Writer, The Toledo Blade; April 13, 2018 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — When Henry Flagler set…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline skeptics worry about safety, environment in Florida

By David Patch, The Toldeo Blade; April 13, 2018 STUART, Fla. — While passengers and promoters gush about the speed…

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All Aboard Florida: Brightline seeks land from expressway, Orlando airport for Orlando-Miami connection

By Veronica Brezina, Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal; April 13, 2018 Coral Gables-based All Aboard Florida is looking to acquire…

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All Aboard Florida: Brightline launching service to Miami ‘hopefully’ by early May, mayor says

By Martin Vassolo, Miami Herald; April 11, 2018 Brightline’s passenger rail service began testing in Miami-Dade County on Wednesday, with…

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South Florida: Do Brightline, other high-speed trains attract more people who want to commit suicide?

By Gil Smart, TCPalm.com; April 9, 2018 It happened again. On Sunday, a pedestrian in Delray Beach was struck and killed by…

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First Brightline train arrives at Miami station during final stage of construction

By Jennifer Sorentrue, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post; April 4, 2018 A Brightline train pulled into the MiamiCentral station for…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline adding Friday night trains

By Wayne K. Roustan, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, April 5, 2018 Brightline express passenger service is adding a late train to…

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