BRIGHTLINE will extend its West Palm Beach - Fort Lauderdale inter-city service 35km south to its new terminal at Miami Central on May 19, and has confirmed that work will start later this year on its extension north to Orlando Airport.
FLORIDA’s privately-owned inter-city operator Brightline introduced its first scheduled passenger trains on January 13, with the launch of introductory services between West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale.
THE first Brightline train began testing on January 19 on a 14.5km test track from Park Place in West Palm Beach to Central Boulevard in Lantana.
PRIVATELY-FUNDED passenger rail company Brightline showcased its first completed train for its new Florida intercity service on January 11, and it will begin testing on a 16km section in West Palm Beach, Florida, later this month.
SIEMENS announced on December 14 that the first of five trains for All Aboard Florida’s Brightline service has left its factory in Sacramento, California, to make the 4912km journey to Florida.
THE first of 10 diesel-electric locomotives being supplied to All Aboard Florida for its new Brightline inter-city service in Florida has completed initial track testing at the Siemens plant in Sacramento, California, and moved for the first time under its own power.
SIEMENS has completed fabrication of the first stainless steel passenger coach shell for All Aboard Florida's Brightline inter-city service at its plant in Sacramento, California.
