NTSB investigating 2 Brightline high speed train crashes that killed 3 people in Florida this week
January 13, 2024
The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will investigate two crashes involving Florida’s Brightline train that killed three people at the same railroad ...
15 hurt in Florida when train hits fire truck that drove onto tracks after another train passed
December 28, 2024
Three firefighters and a dozen passengers were injured in Florida on Saturday when a fire truck with its lights flashing drove around rail crossing ...
Florida high-speed train headed to Orlando fatally strikes pedestrian
September 28, 2023
Floridas high-speed passenger train service suffered the first fatality on its new extension to Orlando on Thursday when a pedestrian was struck in what ...
First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed
September 21, 2023
The first big test of whether privately owned high-speed passenger train service can prosper in the United States will launch Friday when Florida’s Brightline ...
Las Vegas-to-California high-speed electric rail project gets OK for $2.5B more in bonds
January 23, 2024
A proposed high-speed passenger train between Las Vegas and Southern California got another boost on Tuesday with Biden administration approval to issue $2.5 billion ...
Rail spikes hammered, bullet train being built from Sin City to the City of Angels
April 22, 2024
A $12 billion passenger bullet train linking Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area was dubbed the first true high-speed rail line in the ...
High-speed trains begin making trip between Orlando and Miami
September 22, 2023
A privately owned high-speed passenger train service launched Friday between Floridas two biggest tourist hubs. The Brightline train is a $5 billion bet by ...
Biden administration pledges $6 billion to a pair of high-speed electric rail routes in the US West
December 5, 2023
The Biden administration on Tuesday said it will give more than $6 billion to a pair of high-speed electric rail routes in the U.S. ...
All aboard! See how this commuter rail option may help solve traffic gridlock
June 26, 2023
There are 30 commuter rail systems in the United States, and in 2022, 266 million passengers used the service. And nearly 10 years after ...