South Florida: Next stop, Hollywood? Virgin Trains plans new stations between Miami and West Palm

By Rob Wile, Miami Herald; July 10, 2019 A bit more time may be soon be added on to your…

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Train control safety rule stalls Tri-Rail to MiamiCentral Station

By Catherine Lackner, Miami Today; June 18, 2019 Another roadblock has temporarily stalled Tri-Rail trains from steaming into Miami Central…

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Passenger rail grows in Florida, as the state grapples with congested roads

By Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; June 2019 In January, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA)…

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Miami: Tri-Rail train stations in Midtown and Little River? Report makes case for new local stops

By Rob Wile and Joey Flechas, Miami Herald; April 18, 2019 Tri-Rail has yet to arrive at MiamiCentral Station, where…

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Brightline now will be called Virgin Trains USA. Here’s what to expect next week and beyond.

By David Lyons, Reporter, South Florida Sun Sentinel; March 29, 2019 One year after the Brightline commuter rail line unveiled…

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South Florida: Tri-Rail has new drones to watch the railways for safety. When will they start flying?

By Marcia Heroux Pounds, Reporter, South Florida Sun Sentinel; March 8, 2019 You may one day see drones flying over…

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Commuter Rail: Tri-Rail is on track to serve downtown Miami

By Catherine Lackner, Miami Today; February 19, 2019 Tri-Rail trains are on schedule to arrive in downtown Miami by the…

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South Florida Regional Transportation Authority’s Abrams: ‘Time to shuffle the deck’

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; February 13, 2019 South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), operator of the…

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South Florida’s Tri-Rail commuter service turns 30

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; January 9, 2019 The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) today will mark the 30th anniversary…

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South Florida: Track repairs will slow Tri-Rail trains for the rest of the year

By Wayne K. Roustan, Reporter, South Florida Sun Sentinel; September 21, 2018 Railroad track maintenance and repairs are expected to…

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South Florida: Tri-Rail targets third quarter 2019 runs to Brightline’s downtown MiamiCentral Station

By Rebecca San Juan, Miami today; August 7, 2018 Mobility options are expected to widen for residents in Miami-Dade, Fort…

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South Florida: Tri-Rail chief to retire at year’s end; proud of the rail line’s achievements

By Wayne K. Roustan, Reporter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; August 2, 2018 The man who oversees Tri-Rail operations is about to…

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Tri-Rail logged highest on-time performance in July

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; August 2, 2018 Last month, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority‘s (SFRTA) Tri-Rail service achieved the…

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No easy fix to collisions between trains, people seeking to end lives

By Jeff Ostrowski, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post; July 27, 2018 In a dark twist for a shiny new attempt…

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South Florida: Site picked for second Tri-Rail station in Boca Raton

By Marci Shatzman, Reporter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; June 20, 2018 A second Tri-Rail station in Boca Raton, announced on Wednesday…

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Miami-Dade County assuming control of Miami Intermodal Center

By Jesse Scheckner, Miami Today; May 15, 2018 Miami-Dade County will assume control the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC), a multi-million…

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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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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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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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Tri-Rail in South Florida reports highest monthly on-time performance in more than a decade

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; March 5, 2018 In February, 95 percent of Tri-Rail‘s trains operated on schedule — marking the…

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South Florida: West Palm group wary road work in preparation for new Tri-Rail connection will affect 1928 storm mass grave

By Tony Doris, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post; February 18, 2018 WEST PALM BEACH —  It’s a quiet stretch of…

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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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These people were hit by trains — and lived to talk about it

By Lisa J. Huriash and Erika Pesantes, Reporters, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; February 13, 2018 Pascual Vasquez Morales can’t remember the…

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South Florida: Tri-Rail hopes to add additional trains to Florida East Coast Railway tracks

By Michael Buczyner, CBS 12; January 19, 2018 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The same train tracks used by high-speed…

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