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.
Faced with an electorate which has repeatedly voted down transit plans which include light rail, politicians turn to buses instead.
From the Tampa Bay Times:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/masstransit/Tampa-Bay-Transit-How-rapid-buses-left-light-rail-in-the-dust_164422440
--Jackson McQuigg
From the Palm Beach Post:
http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/business/brightline-starts-service-saturday-round-trip-fares-starting/CXj1AzVz69z9tirbWTbC9M/
http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/brightline-allows-passengers-onboard-for-staff-training-exercises/R9wNAJKS1ssr08QHXtTVON/
Taxpayers in Martin and Indian River Counties will continue to fund politicians' legal battles against Brightline.
From The Stuart News/Palm Beach Post:
http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/shaping-our-future/all-aboard-florida/2018/01/10/brightline-all-aboard-florida-nepa-case-renewed-martin-county-indian-river-county-care/1020720001/
http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/business/west-palm-beach-mayor-brightline-meet-quiet-zone-delay/CXj1AzVz69z9tirbWTbC9M/
From the New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/us/amtrak-derailment-victims-washington.html
From the Orlando Sentinel:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-ed-sunrail-at-turning-point-20171214-story.html
From The Real Deal Miami:
https://therealdeal.com/miami/2017/12/16/construction-of-brigthline-link-to-orlando-to-start-in-first-quarter/
As most are aware, Friends of Tampa Union Station is a nonprofit group which FCRP helped found in 2008 to advocate for the continued preservation of historic Tampa Union Station.
The Coalition helped support the restoration of the station back in the 1990s.
The Friends group's brief 2017 year-end report is now available online and is worth reading.
From CBS Miami:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/11/29/brightline-florida-train-travel/
Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers, P.O. Box 30154, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420 www.fcrprail.org