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Brightline hosting early Black Friday ticket sales

Brightline, the higher-speed train service that just launched between South Florida and Orlando, is offering some early Thanksgiving Day holiday ticket sales this week. The Bright Friday deal is available for booking tickets from now until November 27 for travel until February 29, 2024. Adult fares start at $59 for travel between Orlando and South […]

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First Brightline train delayed due to deadly crash

The first-ever Brightline train leaving from Miami was delayed roughly 30 minutes due to a collision that resulted in the death of a pedestrian. The sold-out inaugural high(er)-speed train was just about to leave the station when another Brightline train hit and killed a pedestrian near Delray Beach on the southbound tracks. Brightline trains travel […]

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Brightline says it will launch Orlando route on September 22. For reals this time

Brightline (Website), the long-awaited privately-owned higher-speed rail service that is looking to connect Orlando to South Florida says it’s finally ready to launch its new service on September 22. The intercity rail company opened its new 37,350 SF terminal at the airport back in April 2023, which we told you about HERE (complete with a video […]

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VIDEO: Brightline unveils new terminal

Brightline (Website), the intercity rail company connecting Central Florida to South Florida, unveiled its new Orlando station today. The new station is located adjacent to the Orlando International Airport’s new Terminal C and is connected via a fancy walkway. The station welcomed an estimated 300 guests and members of the media to the reveal, including […]

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Brightline just broke an intercity rail speed record

Brightline (Website), the in-development intercity rail company that’s been hard at work connecting Orlando to South Florida, wants everyone to know that it’s “officially the fastest train in Florida and the Southeastern United States,” according to a recent press release. Brightline was testing its trains on a new 35-mile corridor between the Orlando International Airport […]

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BUNGALOWER AND THE BUS – EPISODE 95: NEW YMCA, POP-UP BEER GARDEN, BRIGHTLINE

The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the hosts alone and do not reflect the official policy or position of Bungalower Media, our readers, or our advertisers.   This week’s episode was recorded at Jinya Ramen Bar in Thorton Park. This week’s topics include a pop-up holiday beer garden by Lake […]

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Brightline proposing rail service between Orlando and Tampa

A recent press release from the Florida Department of Transportation has revealed that Brightline has submitted a proposal to provide intercity passenger rail service between Orlando and Tampa. The proposal was submitted in response to a Request for Proposals issued by FDOT in June 2018. The RFP includes the leasing of rights of way owned […]

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Limited Brightline service expected to roll in early January

The Sun Sentinel wrote on December 28 that Brightline (Website) would be rolling out its high(er) speed passenger train service the week of January 8. The service will launch with the shorter Fort Lauderdale/West Palm Beach route, followed by the additions of Miami in Summer 2018 and a three-hour Orlando service route by 2020. All Aboard Florida […]

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Construction of Orlando segment of Brightline train route has begun

All Aboard Florida has applied for a permit to begin construction of the Orlando segment of their new privately-owned and operated Brightline concept. This is the second phase of Brightline construction, the first being service between Miami and West Palm Beach. The project would see the creation of a new Miami-to-Orlando passenger train with a […]