Watch: Brightline high-speed testing begins on portion of Orlando line

Brightline announced yesterday that high-speed testing (up to 79 mph) has begun on a portion of the line that will connect West Palm Beach with Orlando.

Watch: Brightline welcomes Bright Green 2 and Bright Pink 2 trains to Orlando

Last week, Brightline welcomed new trains to it’s Orlando locomotive servicing facility.

Watch: Time-lapse video of signal bridge installment

On the Brightline Zone 4 project, HWR recently installed a 92’ signal bridge spanning five tracks, the largest of 11 overhead structures on the line.

Brightline’s Tampa rail line receives a burst of funding

Florida officials announced that the central Florida region has received a grant award of up to $15,875,000 in federal funding from the U.S. DOT’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant Program.

Mayor: Plans for high-speed rail west to Tampa need to move quicker

One official is saying if Florida wants a high-speed rail line from Orlando to Tampa it may need to take on the process a little faster.

Complex rail bridge move on deck for Brightline

Brightline will complete a critical piece of its $2.7 billion Orlando expansion project with the installation of a new railroad drawbridge over the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Fla.

Watch: Crews prepare to tackle complex drawbridge project on Brightline’s Orlando route

Brightline will complete a critical piece of its $2.7 billion Orlando expansion project with the installation of a new railroad drawbridge over the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Fla.

Bells & Whistles—Fatal light-rail route has Sound Transit changing design approach

The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Feb. 18.

Brightline achieves first major construction milestone

Brightline has completed its first major construction zone (Zone 2) on its 170-mile extension from West Palm Beach to Orlando International Airport (OIA).

Watch: Bright day for Brightline

Brightline recently celebrated one of the brightest days in its history.

Brightline to begin crew training and qualification runs between West Palm Beach and Cocoa

Brightline is beginning the new year with a critical step toward the completion of its intercity rail system connecting Miami and Orlando.

Brightline investing millions of dollars in railroad safety and mental health awareness

Brightline is taking on the challenges of railroad safety and mental health.

Brightline strengthening safety infrastructure after train hits car on the railroad’s first day back in service

When COVID-19 appeared and began to spread in the United States, many passenger operations shut down, including Brightline, which suspended service in March 2020.

Brightline takes critical step forward on path for service to Orlando

Brightline construction is marching north to Orlando.

Brightline construction crews take over downtown Melbourne, Fla.

Melbourne very well could be the railroad crossing capital of the state of Florida. That’s not a title you want to have when crews are knee deep in construction.

Bells & Whistles—GDOT and MARTA lock horns over safety report

RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson goes over the top stories of the week.

Brightline works to clean up diesel spill on bridge site

Clean-up efforts are continuing down in Florida after there was a 300-gal diesel fuel spill at the Brightline railroad bridge construction site at the Eau Gallie River.

Brightline begins critical rail bridge construction over I-95 in Fla.

Beginning the night of June 28 Brightline will complete a key connection in expanding high-speed rail in the state of Florida when installation begins on a rail bridge over I-95 in Brevard County.

Brightline to close road in Melbourne, Fla. through June 2022 for rail bridge construction work

Brightline is moving forward with major construction that will leave a road in Melbourne, Fla. closed for a year.

Brightline signal testing extended until Saturday, June 19, in West Palm Beach

Brightline signal testing is underway between Palm Beach County through West Palm Beach.

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