South Florida’s commuter train has had added a new route and is also reminding riders to pay up. In 2024, Tri-Rail rolled out an extension to downtown Miami, which runs from Hialeah to the Brightline ...
Railway Age has often reported on battles between Amtrak and its host railroads, including Union Pacific and CN. We covered the “Second Battle of Mobile” between Amtrak and host railroads CSX and ...
In a move that could derail plans for a long-awaited commuter train service, Florida East Coast Railway is suing Brightline for "clandestinely" negotiating with county governments to add more trains ...
Rarely have we seen a day when the Florida East Coast Railway has publicly spoken ill of Brightline, its higher speed passenger rail partner in South and Central Florida. Nor has it openly uttered ...
Since 2013, the state has paid at least $42 million a year to run a South Florida railroad. Now, Florida officials have hit upon a better way to run a railroad: Let three South Florida counties pay ...
RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2025 ISSUE: For 115 years after Railway Age began publishing in 1856, passenger trains were operated by private-sector railroads. That changed in 1971, when Amtrak was formed to ...
Tri-Rail trains have been rolling down the tracks since early 1989. Now, some are wondering whether the cash-strapped commuter rail service will run out of money and be forced to shut down. The ...
A Brightline train approaches Northeast 33rd Street near North Dixie Highway on Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Pompano Beach, Fla. Photo by Matias J. Ocner [email protected] In a move that could ...