Brightline

Bigger cities scrambling to meet federal requirements while Lake Park still says no to quiet zones.

Delray Beach Fire Chief Ronald Martin announced Friday on Facebook that four employees will remain on leave with pay, pending the result of an internal investigation. According to Martin, this process is standard city policy.

The NTSB is already investigating two crashes involving Brightline’s high-speed trains that killed three people early this year at the same crossing in Melbourne along the railroad’s route between Miami and Orlando.

Brightline saw revenue jump thanks to service between Miami and Orlando. As it shifts focus to long distance riders, local efforts for commuter rail pick up steam.

Quiet zones are happening in northern Palm Beach County — except in Lake Park.

The three deaths in Melbourne this week mark at least 108 since Brightline began operations in July 2017.

After years of planning and logistical mishaps, Tri-Rail expands into downtown Miami. The new service begins Saturday.

Brightline saw an increase in ridership of 101% from November of 2022 to November of 2023.

The city has long backed a tunnel as their preferred solution for a drastic increase in train traffic crossing the river in the coming years, while Broward has favored a bridge. But city commissioners now voted 3 to 2 in favor of a resolution that would accept a bridge.

A $50 million proposal was submitted to the Florida Legislature for the next legislative session that would go toward rail improvements in the I-4 corridor.

Broward County is counting on commuter rail — with multiple stops in densely populated areas — to be the centerpiece of new transit improvements over the next decade. There’s just one issue to resolve — how will trains cross New River, which splits the city of Fort Lauderdale.

Broward's biggest city and Broward commissioners have argued and debated for years in trying to decide the future of the New River Crossing.