Right-of-way construction (foreground) is underway at Orlando International Airport on Nov. 23, 2019, as viewed from the PeopleMover to the parking garage adjacent to the Virgin Trains/Brightline station. Brian Thorniley ORLANDO, Fla. — Virgin Trains USA has confirmed it is meeting with the Walt Disney Co. to establish a station at Walt Disney World. The […]
ATLANTA — A new Atlanta-area government agency is creating a long-term transit plan for the area which could propose up to $27.4 billion in new projects. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority, created last year by the state assembly to oversee transit planning and funding in a 13-county area, has put […]
A Florida East Coast Railway transfer from PortMiami has moved past trespassers on the right-of-way, and waits for a Virgin/Brightline train to depart MiamiCentral station on May 3, 2019. Virgin Trains USA is prepared to build a station at the port after Miami-Dade commissioners approved a deal this week. Bob Johnston Virgin Trains USA says […]
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. — Shortline holding company Regional Rail will expand its operations through acquisition of three Florida short lines currently owned by Pinsly Railroad Co. Regional Rail announced this morning (Oct. 29, 2019) that it had reached agreement to acquire the Florida Central, Florida Midland, and Florida Northern railroads, which operate a combined 208 […]
Thomas Klimoski’s HO scale Georgia Northeastern was featured in Great Model Railroads 2020 and several other Model Railroader magazine articles. Tom shot this video that highlights the actions of the GNRR North Local as it switches Argos Cement and the Team Track. The video also showcases his recent weathering of several two bay covered hopper […]
Thomas Klimoski’s HO scale Georgia Northeastern was featured in Great Model Railroads 2020 and several other Model Railroader magazine articles. Tom shot this video that highlights the actions of the GNRR North Local as it switches Argos Cement and the Team Track. The video also showcases his recent weathering of several two bay covered hopper […]
A Virgin Trains/Brightline train departs MiamiCentral station in January 2019. Miami-Dade County will fund the construction of a new Aventura station about 15 miles north of the downtown station. TRAIN: David Lassen MIAMI — Miami-Dade County commissioners have approved spending $76 million to build a Virgin Trains USA station at the Aventura Mall, a move […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Shortline holding company OmniTRAX and parent company The Broe Group have announced an agreement with A&R Logistics as the lead tenant of the new Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub, an industrial park development that will include the building of Georgia’s first new industrial switching railroad in more than 50 years. The 2,750-acre park […]
No injuries were reported when 34 cars of a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Perry, Ga., rupturing a gas line to a nearby factory. Houston County Emergency Management Agency, via Facebook PERRY, Ga. — A section of a state highway will remain closed at least until Friday following the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train […]
A Tri-Rail train parallels Interstate 95 as it heads south from West Palm Beach toward Miami. The commuter railroad will increase fares in 2020. TRAINS: David Lassen POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — The governing body overseeing South Florida’s Tri-Rail commuter service has voted to increase fares as of Jan. 1, 2020, with some fares increasing by […]
As Hurricane Dorian brushes the East Coast, railroads continue to modify operations in anticipation of serious problems if the storm makes landfall. With Florida East Coast Railway shut down since Saturday, Norfolk Southern has embargoed intermodal traffic destined for FEC, along with Savannah, Ga., and Charleston, S.C., where ports are closed. NS officials are advising […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak has expanded its train cancellations and schedule modifications because of severe weather anticipated because of Hurricane Dorian. Today (Sept. 3) the southbound Palmetto will operate only between New York and Washington, D.C., with service cancelled from Washington to Richmond, Va. The northbound Palmetto will operate as scheduled. Wednesday, Sept. 4, and Thursday, […]
