Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 24, 2019
4min428
“I want to make sure that we’re on the right track to be the next priority."
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Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 24, 2019Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 5, 2019
6min1100
"By modernizing infrastructure, we will strengthen Florida’s economy for decades."
Scott PowersApril 24, 20195min571
Virgin Trains sees clear tracks now for its railroad from South Florida.
Scott PowersMarch 23, 2019
9min1204
Virgin Trains now is asking the Florida Development Finance Corp. to issue $1.5 billion in private activity bonds.
Scott PowersMarch 6, 2019
7min433
Virgin Trains President Patrick Goddard said the company is in talks with Disney World for a station.
Staff ReportsMarch 1, 2019
4min523
The route would provide trips from Tampa to Orlando in just one hour.
Peter SchorschFebruary 5, 2019
3min257
Millions in legal bills and nothing to show for it.
Scott PowersDecember 27, 20189min837
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from Indian River County, clearing the way for Brightline to consider its next steps in building a higher-speed passenger railroad that could connect West Palm Beach and Orlando. “The court’s decision adds momentum to our efforts of connecting Orlando to South Florida,” Brightline spokeswoman Ali Soule said in […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 21, 2018
4min389
Virgin Trains U.S.A., formerly Brightline, could serve Tampa sooner than expected. Bob O’Malley, Vice President of Government Affairs, told the Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation Thursday the company now thinks it could combine work on two legs of its project, speeding up the timeline to “far less than a decade.” The company had planned to expand […]
Scott PowersDecember 13, 2018
8min1036
Brightline expects to start construction this winter on its planned, privately owned, higher-speed passenger railroad connecting South Florida to Orlando and envisions the first trains to start rolling into Orlando International Airport as soon as late 2021. Patrick Goddard, president and chief executive officer of Virgin Trains USA, also known as Brightline and formerly known as […]