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Jim Kovalsky, the president of the Florida East Coast Railway Society, was among the experts reacting on Tuesday to a new investigation on Brightline, the first high-speed passenger train in South Florida.
New details have emerged about the driver seriously injured when a Brightline train slammed into his car last Tuesday in Pompano Beach, sending the vehicle flipping into a city building.
Brightline recently faced bad news from Wall Street: its bonds were downgraded due to concerns about its earnings.
There is new fallout from last weekend's crash on the tracks in Delray Beach when a Brightline train slammed into a fire truck.
Several people, including three firefighters, were injured Saturday after a fire truck and a Brightline train collided in downtown Delray Beach.
Three firefighters and a dozen passengers have been injured in Florida after a fire truck drove around the crossing arms into the path of a high-speed passenger train after waiting for a freight train to pass.
Martin County Commissioners are set to meet on Tuesday at 9 a.m. to discuss the future of a Brightline station on the Treasure Coast.
Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office identified a woman Friday who they said was pronounced dead after a Brightline train struck her car in Pompano Beach Tuesday night.
A woman was pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday night after her car was struck by a Brightline train in Pompano Beach, authorities confirmed.
A proposed high-speed passenger train between Las Vegas and Southern California has gotten another boost.
Authorities released surveillance video Friday showing the horrifying moments a Brightline train collided with an SUV trying to beat a crossing in Melbourne on Wednesday afternoon.
The Biden administration said it will give more than $6 billion to a pair of high-speed electric rail routes in the West.
The first big test of whether privately owned high-speed passenger train service can prosper in the United States launched Friday morning when Brightline began running trains between Miami and Orlando, reaching speeds of 125 mph.
For the first time in a century, a private passenger rail service will launch new operations in the U.S. and this time it involves high-speed trains.
Some travelers with plans to visit Orlando on Brightline’s newest route from South Florida will have to rework their plans.
Broward County deputies released new information Monday about the pedestrian struck and killed by a Brightline train in Pompano Beach Friday morning.
The Miami-to-Orlando Brightline route is one step closer to opening to the public, as the high-speed rail company revealed its finished Orlando station Thursday.
With the long-awaited Miami-to-Orlando route starting in just months, Brightline continues important speed testing.
With the New River bridge malfunctions causing major train troubles for Brightline passengers on Thursday, boaters and businesses in the area are now expressing their continued frustration.
An operating issue canceled Brightline service between Miami and Palm Beach County during the Thursday morning commute.
Universal Orlando Resort on Thursday filed paperwork and pledged 13 acres for a commuter rail station that could link the seventh busiest airport in the U.S. with the heart of the tourism district in one of the top travel destinations in the world.
Dignitaries cut the ribbons for two brand new Brightline stations in South Florida on Tuesday, adding them to the growing rail network, which already stops in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.
With the 20th year of Art Basel Miami underway, Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America has announced that they will celebrate the spirited time of the year with an endless array of events and surprises for its riders coming and going.
Brightline has installed one of the final pieces of its Aventura station, a 131-foot-long skybridge that stretches across West Dixie Highway near Northeast 198 Street.
A woman on a scooter has died after she was involved in a collision with a Brightline train over the weekend in Pompano Beach, authorities confirmed on Monday.
Local 10 News' Roy Ramos spoke with Ben Porritt, Brightline's Senior Vice President, about why the fatal crashes continue to occur.
A second collision this week involving a Brightline train has turned deadly after authorities confirmed that the driver of a Jeep Wrangler who was struck by a train in Hollywood on Tuesday has died from his injuries.
A white Jeep Wrangler was involved in a crash with a Brightline train Tuesday afternoon at a railroad crossing in Hollywood.
A Brightline collides with a truck hauling a Tesla at Wilton Drive and North Dixie Highway and passengers are stuck waiting for hours.
Brightline’s high-speed route continues to be deadly. The privately-owned railroad company released a video hours after a camera on a high-speed train recorded a crash today.
A woman was able to save herself and her baby from getting struck by a Brightline train Tuesday morning in Delray Beach after her car got stuck on the tracks, authorities said.
A Brightline higher-speed train fatally struck a pedestrian who walked into its path Tuesday, the fifth death involving the railroad since it recently resumed operations after being shut down because of the pandemic.
A blue car was left mangled on the other side of the street after it was struck by a Brightline train Thursday morning.
Brightline is launching new technology to help keep drivers safe when crossing the tracks, as authorities step up patrols.
A woman in her early 70s was rushed to a hospital, where she died after being struck by a Brightline train Monday morning in Fort Lauderdale.
The company has resumed its full schedule, quickly transporting passengers between West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami.
A woman and her 1-year-old grandchild were inside a vehicle that was struck by a Brightline train Monday morning in Pompano Beach — the first day the higher-speed trains resumed passenger service.
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After months of waiting, Brightline has officially announced it will relaunch its service beginning on Nov. 8 between its Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach stations.
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After being halted for over a year, Brightline will resume service in South Florida later this year, and this time, with multiple enhancements including new safety measures.
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The Brightline from Miami to Orlando is almost here. The modern, eco-friendly high-speed rail has officially passed the halfway mark for construction on its extension to Orlando.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – South Floridians may eventually have a quicker way to get to Walt Disney World. Brightline and Disney announced Monday an agreement for the higher-speed passenger train to build a station at Disney Springs, the shopping and entertainment complex at the Central Florida resort. A timeline for the station at Disney Springs was not immediately announced. “Brightline will offer a car-free connection to the millions of visitors from around the state and the world who plan to make Walt Disney World Resort part of their vacation plans,” Brightline’s president Patrick Goddard said in a statement. ALSO SEE: After setbacks, Brightline’s Aventura Mall station full steam ahead
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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – The front of a car was clipped by a Brightline train Wednesday morning after the driver stopped on the tracks in Pompano Beach, authorities said. Sky 10 over car that was struck by Brightline train in Pompano Beach. (WPLG)Authorities said signs were posted in the area, warning drivers not to stop on the railroad tracks, but the woman did. She then panicked and got out of the car as the train neared, along with the passenger. No injuries were reported, but the woman was cited by the Broward Sheriff’s Office for stopping her car on the tracks.
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