Miami New Times: Death Train

Within a few hours of returning to South Florida last November, after a 20-month hiatus during the pandemic, Brightline was already off to a rough start.

On November 8, the “higher-speed” train — which runs from West Palm Beach to Miami — slammed into a woman and her grandchild driving across the railroad tracks in Pompano Beach. While they miraculously walked away with minor injuries, others haven’t been as fortunate in recent years.

Dubbed the deadliest train per mile in America by the Associated Press, Brightline has killed at least 55 people across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties in the more than three years since its 2017 debut. Since relaunching service in November, five people have been in fatal collisions with Brightline trains.

Read the story for the timeline of the deaths and accidents