Brightline, Florida’s private-sector passenger railroad, on Feb. 16 debuted its 10-car Freedom Express trainset, in partnership with America250, the organization established by Congress to lead the nation’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Brightline Trains appoints Nicolas Petrovic as CEO of Brightline Holdings LLC and Mauricio Anderson as Chief Financial Officer of Brightline Holdings and its subsidiaries (other than Brightline West). Also, Paul Ray joins Utah Transit Authority (UTA) as Government Relations Director; Adrienne L. Johnson transitions to Deputy Chief People Officer at North County Transit–San Diego Railroad (NCTD) in California; and Jamie Snook rises to Executive Director of Capital Project Delivery at Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet).
On Sept. 30, I reported on Brightline, the private-sector passenger railroad that currently operates in Florida and is building a high-speed railroad between Southern California and Las Vegas. I examined the company’s
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Sept. 22 issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the National Railroad Partnership Program that allocates more than $5 billion to projects that “enhance safety on intercity passenger rail networks,” and obligated four grants totaling $42 million-plus for rail safety projects on the Brightline Florida corridor.
RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2025 ISSUE: For 115 years after Railway Age began publishing in 1856, passenger trains were operated by private-sector railroads. That changed in 1971, when Amtrak was formed to keep
Brightline Florida and McLaren Applied announced on April 28 a partnership that brings advanced motorsport-inspired technology to passenger rail for the first time.
Until September 2023, Brightline, Florida’s private-sector passenger railroad, had only operated between Miami and West Palm Beach. Then, on Sept. 22, the railroad extended service to a new station at Orlando International
On Sept. 22, 2023, Brightline ran its first train from the railroad’s new station at Orlando International Airport (coded MCO) to its Miami Central Station. That run was accompanied by a capacity
Railway Age recently reported on the proposed Sunshine Corridor in Central Florida, which is slated to connect Brightline’s newly opened northern terminal at Orlando Airport with points west and southwest in the
Brightline, which describes itself as “the nation’s only provider of modern, eco-friendly intercity passenger rail,” provides this retrospect on its “top moments of 2023.” “This year, Brightline journeyed through groundbreaking goals, notably
