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need a good drone video of this building and area
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Hi All,
Brightline will have a limited service sometime in December. http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/busin...NO1NI/amp.html Enjoy the ride. |
Feds approve Brightline express train extension between South Florida and Orlando
By Wayne K. Roustan
Sun Sentinel December 18, 2017 Getting from South Florida to Orlando could be faster now that the federal government has approved the next phase of Brightline’s high-speed passenger rail service that could begin construction early next year. The Federal Railroad Administration issued a decision Friday that essentially got the Miami-to-Orlando route back on track after Brightline’s parent-company, All Aboard Florida, modified its plans. “This is the most critical and final step in the extension of Brightline’s service to Orlando, and we are excited to move forward,” Brightline CEO Dave Howard said in a statement. “We look forward to launching service to Miami and starting construction north to Orlando in the first quarter of 2018.” The trains will reach top speeds of 79 mph between Miami and West Palm Beach, 110 mph to Cocoa, and 125 mph between Cocoa and Orlando. In coming months, Brightline officials said they will complete designs for the railroad infrastructure to Orlando and for a 70-acre maintenance yard located near a new transportation hub at Orlando International Airport. On Monday, Brightline officials are scheduled to attend a meeting in Jacksonville with the Florida Development Finance Corporation to discuss the sale of $1.15 billion in tax-exempt bonds to pay for building the link between West Palm Beach and Orlando. Brightline won approval from the state’s economic development group Oct. 27 to sell $600 million in tax-exempt bonds to private investors to pay for the West Palm Beach to Miami connection. Copyright © 2017, Sun Sentinel Pics & video : http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/tra...217-story.html |
Looking forward to riding Brightline next time I'm in Florida!
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Miami Central station update
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Hopefully they will extend from Ft. Lauderdale to downtown Miami sometime in 1st quarter or 2nd quarter of 2018. |
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why isn't the orlando station going to downtown orlando? that would seem like an obvious desire?
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^ Because downtown Orlando isn't really the major destination for travelers. It's just one of many spots around the Orlando area that people might be heading to.
The airport is a stronger transportation hub, a place where AAF can link up with existing transportation services to the various resorts, hotels, convention centers. Eventually SunRail will build an expansion to the airport that can connect travelers to downtown Orlando. This requires some expensive new track, but AAF is keeping quiet on the issue and waiting for Florida taxpayers to fund this project. Once the SunRail spur into the airport is built, I expect AAF will seek permission to use the spur and run certain trains past the airport and on to downtown Orlando. They'll probably pay some trackage fees in the process, but that's a fraction of what they would have spent to build the downtown extension themselves. |
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Brightline Passenger Rail Service Is Starting Next Week :cheers:
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http://www.airportimprovement.com/ar...s-orlando-intl The station is now complete and ready to begin train service, as soon as the connections are available. The station will be at the central spine of the new South terminal to the airport, and it connects to the north terminal via a people mover (already in use). |
Passengers take Brightline for a test ride
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^^^ Nice. I may take it eventually in the spring.
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