This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. The Brightline is a beautiful train. Ultra-quiet and decorated with streaks of highlighter yellow, it carries ...

On a steamy summer afternoon in 2017, workers at an office along the railroad tracks in Boca Raton waited for a glimpse of the new Brightline train as it flashed by on a test run. Shonda Bambace, an ...

Florida's new rules for rail crossings take effect Jan. 1, aimed at reducing the number of drivers and pedestrians killed by trains. But they won't lead to wholesale change along the deadly Brightline ...

Brightline, a high-speed train service connecting Miami and Orlando, lost $549 million in 2024 despite increased ridership. The company transported nearly 2.8 million passengers in 2024, a significant ...

Florida’s fan-favorite Brightline is leaning all the way into the glamour of Art Basel Miami Beach this year with a Caviar & Champagne train. Available for a short run from Dec. 4 to Dec. 6—the height ...

A passenger enters a Brightline train in Fort Lauderdale in 2024. Fitch Ratings is concerned by Brightline's continuing operating losses. Brightline Trains Florida LLC's $2.2 billion in senior secured ...

From the beginning, Brightline sold Floridians a dream. Passenger trains would make a triumphant return to Henry Flagler’s 130‑year‑old rail corridor along the east coast of Florida. Finally, there ...

A just-awarded Federal Railroad Administration grant of $4.9 million will help improve rail safety at seven rail crossings in Central and South Brevard County — including one was the site of two fatal ...

The Brightline is a beautiful train. Ultra-quiet and decorated with streaks of highlighter yellow, it carries passengers between Miami and Orlando, sometimes moving as fast as 125 miles per hour. It ...