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.

Curved section of Brightline construction in Fla. catches the eye

Brightline sure knows how to gain attention. Off of S.R. 528 near Canaveral Grove, Fla., sits a 600-ft-long, 30-ft-tall concrete tunnel tube that will be used later this year.

Brightline: Construction to Orlando more than 50% complete

Brightline continues to move forward.

Digital version of May issue is now online—rail bridge construction and maintenance

In the May issue of RT&S you can find stories on Brightline’s massive bridge project in Orlando, emergency bridge repairs on the Turkey River, and bridge maintenance on a CSX bridge.

Brightline CEO: Congress needs to do more to encourage high-speed rail projects

President Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg have been pushing high-speed rail since January, but Congress needs to really pull for it.

Bells & Whistles—NJ Transit ready to permanently address four-year wall crumble

Brightline CEO confirms Las Vegas construction in 2021, but Amtrak enters the scene as a competitor Is MARTA’s second look at Beltline project a sign the agency might back away? Hopedale 11

Brightline CEO confirms Las Vegas construction in 2021, but Amtrak enters the scene as a competitor

Safe bets usually do not produce huge returns in Las Vegas, but it might be different in the case of high-speed rail.

Miami-Dade wants commuter rail on Brightline tracks

The Transportation Planning Organization Governing Board for Miami-Dade has been considering options for a mass-transit project.

Watch: Brightline executes box-jacking method under S.R. 528

This week construction crews have been working on a railroad underpass under S.R. 528 in Brevard County, Fla, using the box-jacking method.

Bells & Whistles—LIRR investigates demolition that trapped signal workers

Gateway Project rail tunnel cost escalates due to U.S. DOT delay With BNSF out of the picture, Minneapolis officials come up with new answers for Blue Line extension Demolition of building, part

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