While we love trains, we oppose high-speed trains that threaten our safety, our environment and our community. “All Aboard Florida/Brightline” is a high-speed passenger rail system which the company says will run from Miami to West Palm Beach in 2017. Brightline says a second leg will run from West Palm Beach to Orlando in the future. No stations are planned for the Treasure Coast. The Guardians of Martin County has established “Citizens Against The Train Fund” to raise awareness about the dangers that this project poses to our communities.
Please visit: Citizens Against The Train Fund to learn more.
A Brightline Stop on The Treasure Coast?
Breaking News: The Palm Beach Post reports that the Brightline rail service is considering one or more stops on the Treasure Coast. Martin County, Brightline Train Heading North Through Deerfield ...
New Motion to Stop Brightline Funding
Indian River and Martin Counties have joined with Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida (CARE FL) asking for the $1.15 Billion in Private Activity Bonds approved for Brightline's funding of ...
Battle Over Brightline Funding Grows
Brian Mast, Bill Posey, others urge feds to suspend bonds for Brightline Brightline Train Heading North Through Deerfield Beach, FL By Scott Powers, Florida Politics Contending that there are statutory ...
Brightline will pay for some crossing maintenance — but not on the Treasure Coast
from tcpalm.com's Lisa Broadt Brightline says it will pay for railroad crossing maintenance for some communities but not the ones that have protested against the high-speed passenger rail. This includes Martin ...
Brightline trains look empty? PB Post counts how many were on board
How busy are Brightline trains? The company says its ridership is better than expected. From the Palm Beach Post: A week-day train was empty except for a handful of passengers ...
Mounting Questions Over Brightline Financing
Exclusive: Sen. Rubio challenges legitimacy of Brightline financing From tcpalm.com 's Lisa Broadt Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, joins with Congressman Mast and Congressman Posey questioning the legitimacy of the FDOT ...
With 76 train deaths in 3 years, Florida East Coast railroad is more dangerous than reported
from tcpalm.com's Lisa Broadt The Federal Railroad Administration in a 2015 report described trespassing on the Florida East Coast tracks in South Florida as an "epidemic," and since then trespassing ...
Man killed by Brightline train in Delray Beach — The Fifth Death
From the Miami Herald: A man died after being hit by a Brightline train Sunday in Delray Beach, according to police. The crash happened at 12:47 p.m. on the northbound ...
New Lawsuit Filed Involving Brightline Trains
Indian River & Martin Counties, along with CARE FL (Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida) have filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad ...