Promoting passenger trains as a transportation alternative in Florida since 1983. We are citizens who advocate for Amtrak, commuter rail, intercity rail and transit for Florida's future.
Brightline will rename itself Virgin Trains USA this month and adopt the Virgin Trains USA branding in 2019. See details in attached link to Palm Beach Post.
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20181116/brightline-richard-bransons-virgin-group-to-form-strategic-partnership?:44:43&utm_content=GCOX_WPB
From Railway Age:
https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/brightline-submits-sole-tampa-orlando-hsr-proposal/
--Jackson McQuigg
From TCPalm:
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/shaping-our-future/all-aboard-florida/2018/11/02/brightline-spending-reaches-7-2-million-martin-indian-river/1807223002/
—Jackson McQuigg
https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/abrams-to-lead-s-florida-rta/
From Transport Topics:
https://www.ttnews.com/articles/nine-railroads-may-not-qualify-ptc-deadline-extension-fra-says
From WFLA, News Channel 8:
https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/taco-line-streetcar-going-fare-free/1501721661
From Spectrum News 13:
http://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2018/09/07/residents-sign-petition-to-get-bus-connection-to-poinciana-sunrail-station
From The Next Miami:
https://www.thenextmiami.com/years-after-station-built-amtrak-still-negotiating-with-fdot-to-serve-miami-intermodal-center/
From the Miami Herald:
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article217533695.html
Good to see them talking about connectivity.
From the Tampa Bay Business Journal:
https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2018/08/23/for-tampa-station-site-brightline-wants.html
Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers, P.O. Box 30154, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420 www.fcrprail.org