Scott PowersApril 5, 2022
10min0
SunRail east-west line? Check. Convention Center station? Check. Brightline Disney station? Check. Doable? TBD.
Tag: high-speed rail
Scott PowersApril 5, 2022Scott PowersNovember 3, 2021
8min3318
There seems to be just one problem, a big one for some Orlando interests.
Peter SchorschSeptember 30, 2019
9min728
Mayfield appears determined once again to pass her Florida High-Speed Passenger Rail Safety Act
Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 24, 2019
4min428
“I want to make sure that we’re on the right track to be the next priority."
Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 5, 2019
6min1100
"By modernizing infrastructure, we will strengthen Florida’s economy for decades."
Staff ReportsMarch 1, 2019
4min523
The route would provide trips from Tampa to Orlando in just one hour.
Peter SchorschFebruary 5, 20193min257
Millions in legal bills and nothing to show for it.
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 […]
Drew WilsonNovember 20, 2018
4min341
New lobbying registrations show Capitol Alliance Group has inked a deal with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, a venture geared toward revolutionizing the high-speed rail industry. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies was formed by Elon Musk back in 2013. It aims to bring consumers “vactrain” lines — a type of next-gen rail that features vacuum sealed tubes where “train […]
Scott PowersNovember 8, 2018
3min551
Brightline, the operator of the new South Florida private passenger train service with plans to extend to Orlando, has submitted the only proposal to Florida officials for a proposed new route from Orlando to Tampa. The Florida Department of Transportation announced late Wednesday that Brightline, which initiated the process by submitting an unsolicited proposal in […]