Florida Today - Thu May 02, 2024
Space Coast Leaders, Residents Excited About Planned Brightline Rail Station in Cocoa
At present, there is no set timetable or fixed cost for Brightline's planned train station in Cocoa, Fla., despite a similar construction project expected to begin in 2026 farther down the Atlantic Coast in the Martin County city of Stuart....
Brightline West - Wed May 01, 2024
Brightline Breaks Ground On $3B Vegas-to-California Rail
Brightline West officially broke ground on the high-speed rail system which will connect Las Vegas to Southern California. The 218-mi. system will be constructed in the middle of the I-15 and is based on Brightline's vision to connect city pairs that are too short to fly and too far to drive....
Brightline - Tue March 05, 2024
Brightline Announces Plans to Open a New Stuart, Fla., Station in Second Half of 2026
Brightline, the intercity high-speed rail line that connects Miami to Orlando, with stops at several other cities along Florida's Atlantic Coast, announced March 4 that it has selected the city of Stuart in Martin County as the site for its next passenger rail station....
Caltrans - Tue March 07, 2023
Caltrans, Brightview West Planning Bridge Over Rail
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and Brightline West have entered into an agreement to design and construct three wildlife overcrossings across Interstate 15 (I-15) and the future Brightline West high-speed rail system connecting Las Vegas and Southern California....
Brightline & CEG - Thu June 02, 2022
Central Florida Gets Grant for Initial Work on Tampa-to-Orlando Rail Line
Central Florida has received a federal grant to support the preliminary engineering activities and environmental approvals needed to construct an intercity, high-speed passenger rail system between Orlando International Airport and Tampa....
Brightline - Wed August 11, 2021
While Construction Continues, Brightline to Resume Service in Miami Area
During a virtual media update, Brightline President Patrick Goddard announced Aug. 10 that the high-speed rail company's reopening schedule between Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach is set to start the first half of November....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed December 23, 2020
Success of Florida's J. McKinnon Due to Integrity, Efficiency
The task of building Florida's mammoth Brightline Trains extension from West Palm Beach to Cocoa, then west to Orlando International Airport, is a Herculean one for any of the contractors on the project....
Railway Gazette - Tue November 17, 2020
Plans for Los Angeles-to-Las Vegas Rail Hit Speed Bump
Construction of the privately-funded Brightline West passenger line between Southern California and Las Vegas in Nevada has been delayed indefinitely after a $2·4 billion bond offering failed to attract buyers....
WPLG-TV - Tue September 08, 2020
After Setbacks, Brightline's Aventura, Fla., Mall Station Begins Construction
City of Aventura, Fla., Mayor Enid Weisman called the construction of the $76 million Brightline train's Aventura Mall station a "gamechanger" during a groundbreaking on Sept. 3. "It's a gamechanger for northeast Dade, not just for Aventura," Weisman said....
Miami Herald - Thu June 25, 2020
Brightline Wants $350M to Build Five Rail Stations in Florida
Brightline began talks in late May with Miami-Dade County to build five train platforms between Miami and Aventura and launch a $425 million commuter-rail system as the for-profit rail company plans to launch express trains to Orlando in the coming years....
