With 76 train deaths in 3 years, Florida East Coast railroad is more dangerous than reported

By Lisa Broadt, TCPalm.com; April 27, 2018 The Federal Railroad Administration in a 2015 report described trespassing on the Florida…

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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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Tri-Rail won’t roll into downtown Miami this year

By Katya Maruri, Miami Today; April 17, 2018 As Miami Central Station continues to rise downtown, Jack Stephens, executive director…

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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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South Florida Opinion: Miami-Dade’s transportation isn’t stalled. Actually, it’s on track — mostly

By Xavier Suarez, Miami Herald; April 12, 2018 At first blush, one would think that the transportation SMART plan is…

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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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All Aboard Florida: Local leaders consider added Brightline safety measures

By Jennifer Sorentrue and Jeff Ostrowski, Staff Writers, Palm Beach Post; March 12, 2018 WEST PALM BEACH — The day…

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Brightline president: ‘Train ridership is three times what we expected’ in South Florida

By Debora Lima, Reporter, South Florida Business Journal; March 7, 2018 Ridership of Brightline has exceeded expectations since the train…

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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: With train bills dead in state legislature, safety study language appears in Senate budget offer

By Scott Powers, Florida Politics; March 2, 2018 With the derailment of bills seeking state regulation of the private Brightline…

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Getting There on All Aboard Florida: First profitable passenger railroad goes forward

By Jim Cameron, Connecticut Post; February 27, 2018 There has not been a profitable passenger railroad in the United States.…

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All Aboard Florida: West Palm to install markers at 13 Brightline crossings for safety

By Jennifer Sorentrue, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post; February 23, 2018 WEST PALM BEACH — Thirteen rail crossings that were…

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All Aboard Florida: First building at Brightline’s Miami station completed

By Brian Bandell, Senior Reporter, South Florida Business Journal; February 19, 2018 Florida East Coast Industries has completed 3 MiamiCentral,…

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South Florida: Here’s one way to curtail railroad deaths, but experts say it’s pricey

By Lisa J. Huriash, Reporter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; February 17, 2018 There’s an extra safety tool to stave off the…

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Florida: Business leader pitches Tampa Bay light rail, but not on backs of local taxpayers

By Mitch Perry, Florida Politics; February 16, 2018 There are a lot of issues in the Tampa Bay area, but…

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