Brightline/Virgin Trains USA calls off IPO

By Brian Bandell, Senior Reporter, South Florida Business Journal; February 12, 2019 Virgin Trains USA, which operates the Brightline passenger…

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Virgin Trains USA IPO: What Investors Need to Know

From The Motley Food, Fox Business News; February 9, 2019 Americans are riding passenger trains more often than they used…

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South Florida: The Branson Effect, Train-Style

By David Wilkening, GlobeSt.com; February 05, 2019 MIAMI — It’s sometimes called the Branson Effect — a reference to South…

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Tampa transit agency chooses Benjamin Limmer as CEO

By Paul Conley, Editor-in-Chief, RT&S Magazine; February 4, 2019 The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Agency (HART), which operates public transportation…

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Virgin Trains USA announces initial public offering of up to $619 million to support Brightline expansion

By Richard Danielson, Tampa Bay Times; January 30, 2019 Virgin Trains USA, the Sir Richard Branson-backed company that has partnered…

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Brightline-Virgin rail service looking at Disney station along proposed Tampa-to-Orlando route

By Richard Danielson, Tampa Bay Times; January 4, 2019 TAMPA — Brightline, the Florida passenger train service soon to be…

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The Jaxson: Jacksonville Could Get Train Route To Other Florida Cities

By Ennis Davis, WJCT; January 2, 2019 A railroad company called Virgin Trains USA is going public, and its plans…

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Brightline to start building rail from South Florida to Orlando in March while it rebrands as Virgin Trains

By Kevin Spear, Reporter, Orlando Sentinel; January 3, 2019 Buffeted by oppositional lawsuits, doubts about financing and an identity makeover,…

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High-speed rail for Disney World? Brightline may have train station there along Orlando-to-Tampa route

By Veronica Brezina-Smith and Ryan Lynch, Orlando Business Journal; December 3, 2018 High-speed rail operator Brightline may include a stop…

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What other passenger carriers are doing: CEREAL KILLER; British Airways premium economy passenger furious as airline hands out cereal bars for breakfast – after eight-hour £500 flight

Editor’s note: This is another story in an ongoing series about managing food service operations and passenger expectations – Corridorrail.com…

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Tampa Bay Times editorial: Brightline has started on the right track

By The Editorial Board, Tampa Bay Times; November 29, 2018 Tampa Bay’s connection to Florida’s two other largest metropolitan areas…

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Brightline’s rail line from Orlando to Tampa gets boost

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida, Orlando Sentinel; November 27, 2018 Brightline got the green light Wednesday from the…

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Brightline wants to go public. Here’s why.

By Billy Jean Louis and Brian Bandell, Orlando Business Journal; November 20, 2018 Three days after Brightline announced a strategic…

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Brightline’s deal with Virgin Group unveils Tampa expansion cost, ticket price and more

By Veronica Brezina-Smith, Reporter, Tampa Bay Business Journal; November 19, 2018 Brightline’s new partnership with Virgin Group has revealed new…

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After announcing rebrand, Virgin Trains USA, formerly Brightline, files to go public

By Rob Wile, Miami Herald; November 16, 2018 On the same day it announced a major rebranding as Richard Branson’s…

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Brightline forms strategic partnership with Virgin; to become Virgin Trains USA

A press release from Brightline; November 16, 2018: EXPRESS INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEM TO BECOME VIRGIN TRAINS USA MIAMI, Fla.…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline submits sole proposal to launch Tampa to Orlando passenger rail service

By Richard Danielson, Tampa Bay Times; November 8, 2018 TAMPA — State transportation officials on Wednesday received one proposal to…

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Riding the Brightline, America’s Train of the Future

By Paul Rubio, Conde Nast Traveler; September 25, 2018 It seems every business nowadays labels itself an industry “disrupter.” But…

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Tampa, Florida: Here’s when you can start riding the TECO Line Streetcar for free

By Veronica Brezina-Smith, Reporter, Tampa Bay Business Journal; September 19, 2018 The TECO Line Streetcar System will begin offering free…

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Despite delays, All Aboard Florida’s Brightline is now on track, says president

By Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald; September 14, 2018 After years of planning, lobbying and long delays, the privately funded Brightline…

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All Aboard Florida: Brightline’s combination of rail and development in Miami makes believers of Tampa leaders

By Richard Danielson, Tampa Bay Times; August 24, 2018 MIAMI — Tampa leaders on Thursday flew to South Florida to…

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All Aboard Florida: For Tampa station site, Brightline wants connectivity to airports, attractions

By Veronica Brezina-Smith, Reporter, Tampa Bay Business Journal; August 23, 2018 A massive structure with unique architecture stands in bustling…

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For Tampa leaders, a tour of Brightline’s Miami route will showcase the possibilities of transit-oriented development

By Veronica Brezina-Smith, Reporter, Tampa Bay Business Journal; August 22, 2018 City of Tampa officials and business leaders will get…

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Florida Governor Rick Scott says conflict of interest claims regarding All Aboard Florida are ‘absurd’

By A.G. Gancarski, Florida Politics; August 17, 2018 Gov. Rick Scott‘s finances continue to be a focus this summer, as the…

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Florida Governor Rick Scott killed a high-speed rail plan. Then All Aboard rolled up and he bought it.

By Mary Ellen Klas, Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times Tallahassee Bureau, Miami Herald; July 16, 2018 TALLAHASSEE – As one of…

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