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November 18, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Talks continue for new Miami-Dade Brightline commuter service

FLORIDA’s Miami-Dade County board of county commissioners has agreed to continue talks with Brightline over a new commuter rail service along the Brightline/Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) corridor.

November 3, 2020 | Financial

Brightline fails to sell bonds for Las Vegas - California line

BRIGHTLINE, United States, has announced that it has suspended the sale of bonds to support its $US 8.4bn Las Vegas - Southern California Brightline West high-speed line following a failure to source buyers.

October 28, 2020 | High-speed

Work on Brightline West high-speed line expected in 2020

PRIVATE railway Brightline has released a construction schedule for its Las Vegas - southern California high-speed line, which will be called Brightline West. After the completion of a bond sale to help pay for the initial phase, construction is expected to begin later this year and will be completed in 2024.

September 8, 2020 | Financial

XpressWest receives approval for future bond sales

XPRESSWEST, a subsidiary of American private operator Brightline, has received approval from the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (CIEDB) to be reimbursed through a future bond sale for the cost of its planned 273.6km high-speed line from California to Las Vegas.

August 10, 2020 | North America

Brightline drops Virgin and returns to old name

FLORIDA-based private operator Brightline, which has operated as Virgin Trains USA since 2019, has announced that it will revert to its former name and end its partnership with Virgin Enterprises, following a termination notice delivered on July 29.

June 25, 2020 | Podcasts

Heavy rains, hurricanes and a pandemic do not slow work on Orlando Extension

RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with Brightline Executive Vice President of Rail Infrastructure, Mike Cegelis, on how construction is progressing on the Orlando Extension high-speed rail project.

June 17, 2020 | Signalling

Wabtec to install PTC on Virgin Trains USA network

VIRGIN Trains USA has awarded Wabtec a $US 120m contract to supply and install Positive Train Control (PTC) across its network in Florida.

November 7, 2019 | Main line

Brightline receives approval for Port Miami station

THE Miami-Dade County Commission has approved plans for Brightline, soon to be Virgin Trains USA, to build a station at PortMiami by the end of 2020. The station will eventually provide a direct connection between the port’s cruise terminals and Brightline’s services to Orlando International Airport.

October 18, 2019 | High-speed

Construction of Southern California - Las Vegas high-speed line to start next year

CONSTRUCTION on Virgin Trains USA’s Southern California - Las Vegas high-speed line could begin in the middle of next year, with operation due to begin at the end of 2023.

August 5, 2019 | North America

Virgin Trains seeks $US 3.6bn bonds for California - Las Vegas line

PRIVATELY-funded inter-city passenger operator Virgin Trains USA, previously known as Brightline, is seeking approval from the states of California and Nevada to raise as much as $US 3.6bn in tax-exempt bonds for a high-speed line linking southern California with Las Vegas.

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