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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 4, 2016

All Aboard Florida riders are one step closer to being able to sip a beer while they’re waiting for a train. The Senate fiscal policy committee on Thursday voted 9-0 to approve a measure (SB 698) that, among other things, allows the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco to issue licenses to railroad transit stations […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 13, 2016

Legislation that would allow beer to be sold and consumed on All Aboard Florida train cars and at its stations cleared a Senate panel on Wednesday. The Regulated Industries Committee OK’d the bill (SB 698) without objection. The train provisions were added as an amendment by committee Chairman Rob Bradley, a Fleming Island Republican. He mentioned […]

Scott PowersJanuary 8, 2016

As All Aboard Florida tries to get everyone onboard its proposal to run higher-speed passenger trains between Orlando and South Florida, my wife and I boarded the closest thing last week, Amtrak’s Silver Meteor train, for a getaway from Orlando to South Beach. All Aboard Florida wants to run 16 passenger trains a day on […]

Sally SwartzDecember 2, 2015

The fight to stop All Aboard Florida from ruining Treasure Coast downtowns and neighborhoods, slowing ambulances and endangering pedestrians at railway crossings is far from over. In fact, a spokesman for Citizens Against Rail Expansion (CARE FL) said his group of 15,000 already has raised and spent $1.4 million and is working to raise another […]

Sally SwartzDecember 1, 2015

The fight to stop All Aboard Florida from ruining Treasure Coast downtowns and neighborhoods, slowing ambulances and endangering pedestrians at railway crossings is far from over. In fact, a spokesman for Citizens Against Rail Expansion (CARE FL) said his group of 15,000 already has raised and spent $1.4 million and is working to raise another […]

Ryan RayNovember 9, 2015

An group opposed to the expansion of passenger rail in South Florida – Citizens Against Passenger Rail in Florida, or CARE FL – said despite what they called a “PR move” to rename the project, the group is still dead set against it. In an announcement Monday, the company behind All Aboard Florida trumpeted a “brand release” of Brightline, which […]

Ryan RaySeptember 23, 2015

A representative of Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida, or CARE FL, denounced a new federal report on the likely environmental impact of proposed construction to implement All Aboard Florida, a private passenger transit system that aims to connect Orlando and Miami via train. CARE FL Treasurer Brent Hanlon said Wednesday a recent report by the Federal Railway Administration – […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 21, 2015

Communications specialist Melissa Shuffield has joined All Aboard Florida as Senior Vice President of Public Affairs. Shuffield, a Miami native, will lead communications and government affairs for the privately owned passenger rail project seeking to connect Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Orlando. She most recently worked in business development for Miami real-estate firm […]

Ryan RayJune 7, 2015

Two $10 million line items were at issue in Sunday’s meeting of Transportation & Economic Development budget conference panel, the third this weekend as lawmakers from both chambers of the Legislature sit down to hash out their considerable budget differences. The controversial public-private “All Aboard Florida” rail plan favored by Gov. Rick Scott made progress in […]

Ryan RayApril 16, 2015

During a conference call late Thursday morning, the anti-rail group Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida inveighed against a plan backed by Gov. Rick Scott to build more rail lines in the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County areas. Its main bone of contention is an April poll conducted by Mason-Dixon that CARE says offers stark evidence that […]

Tag: All Aboard Florida

Bill allowing beer at All Aboard Florida transit stations heading to Senate floor

All Aboard Florida riders could drink beer under new bill

Amtrak is no All Aboard Florida, but it’s rolling

Sally Swartz: All Aboard Florida needs to take new route

Sally Swartz: All Aboard Florida needs to take new route

Anti-rail group: Still against All Aboard Florida, by any other name

Anti-rail group slams federal study of All Aboard Florida

Personnel note: Melissa Shuffield joins All Aboard Florida as VP of Public Affairs

Heat, lightning in air as economic development funding flies

Anti-train group rails against All Aboard Florida