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MIAMI — Brightline is now offering free rides for federal employees hit by the government shutdown. The Florida passenger service announced the move on Friday. Federal employees who present a government-issued employee ID to agents at its West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami stations will receive complimentary rides in Smart class until the government […]
CSX’s Florida Panhandle route TRAINS: Rick Johnson/Steve Sweeney JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It’s a failure to launch for the Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad. Federal regulators had approved the sale of 373 miles of CSX Transportation trackage across the Florida Panhandle, effective Jan. 6, but CSX and short line operator RailUSA scuttled their deal last week. […]
Bartow, Ga. Google Maps BARTOW, Ga. — Residents in a southern Georgia town are returning to their homes this morning now that officials say they’re not at risk from a derailed freight train with chlorine-filled tank cars. Norfolk Southern confirms that a train derailed shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday near Bartow, about 150 miles southeast […]
A Brightline train heads toward Miami Central station in May 2018. Bob Johnston MIAMI — Beginning this week, travelers commuting between West Palm Beach or Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and downtown Miami have more rush-hour frequencies to choose from. Brightline, now officially known as Virgin Trains USA, on Wednesday supplemented its near-hourly weekday schedule with an […]
A northbound Brightline train rolls into Fort Lauderdale on May 12, 2018. The passenger service, being rebranded as Virgin Trains USA, has won a key court ruling over its sale of bonds. Bob Johnston MIAMI — A judge has thrown out the latest in a series of lawsuits against Brightline/Virgin Trains USA by a Florida county […]
NASHVILLE — Music City Star riders may miss a Friday evening ride after today — all because of positive train control. The Regional Transportation Authority’s board of directors recently announced a new Music City Star schedule recently that eliminates a Friday evening round trip between Nashville and Lebanon, Tenn. The schedule also modifies arrival and […]
NEW YORK — Amtrak has cancelled or altered service on a number of trains in the Southeastern U.S. because of a severe winter storm, with some of the changes effective through Tuesday. The cancellations began Saturday. The following trains have been cancelled for today (Sunday, Dec. 9): — Auto Trains No. 52 and 53 between […]
ATLANTA — The board for Atlanta’s transit agency has approved plans for a 22-mile commuter rail line to operate south of the city. The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit District board voted on Thursday to approve plans for the line to serve Clayton County, from the existing MARTA rail transit East Point Station to Lovejoy, Ga., […]
The airport PeopleMover and control tower are visible in this view looking north from the platform of Virgin Trains USA’s Orlando Airport station from Jan. 30, 2018. Room has been provided for platforms for SunRail commuter trains, but those platforms have not yet been built. Bob Johnston A northbound Florida East Coast freight with LNG […]
Mobile, Ala. TRAINS: Rick Johnson/Steve Sweeney MOBILE, Ala. — Ongoing Port of Mobile expansion efforts provide potential good news for connecting railroads as a new terminal for roll-on/roll-off ships may provide new rail traffic for finished automobiles. The upgraded terminal is slated to open in 2019, but Jimmy Lyons, director of the Alabama State Port […]
CSX line sales in Florida CSX Transportation’s line sales are highlighted in yellow on the map. TRAINS: Rick Johnson/Steve Sweeney WASHINGTON — Shortline holding company RailUSA will acquire nearly 375 miles of CSX Transportation main line across the Florida Panhandle. Last week RailUSA notified rail labor on the affected routes that it would be acquiring […]
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — R.J. Corman’s family of shortline railroads now includes a significant part of Nashville’s shortline railroading scene. R.J. Corman announced this week it has finalized an agreement to purchase the Nashville & Eastern Railroad Corp.; Nashville & Western Railroad Corp.; Transit Solutions Group, the operator of Nashville’s Music City Star commuter railroad; and […]
