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From the 1920s to the 1980s, the yard was significant since the Seaboard's division points to Tampa, Orlando, and Miami were located just to the south. [7] Trains to Orlando previously turned towards Leesburg and Tavares just south of the yard (the wye at the south end of the yard is all that remains of that connection). [8]
Tri-Rail's move to offer express service between West Palm and Miami follows Brightline's decision to end $10-per-ride South Florida commuter fares.
Upon full buildout of the Miami–Orlando route, trains operate at up to 79 mph (130 km/h) between Miami and West Palm Beach, up to 110 mph (180 km/h) between West Palm Beach and Cocoa, and up to 125 mph (200 km/h) between Cocoa and the Orlando International Airport. [125] A future extension to Tampa from Orlando is in the planning stages.
The plan is for about half of Tri-Rail’s 50 daily trains to peel off for downtown Miami, with the other half continuing on to the existing Miami airport station route, according to a 2017 report ...
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad first chartered the Florida Western and Northern Railroad in April 1924 and construction began shortly after. The line was beginning of Seaboard president S. Davies Warfield's ambitious plan to connect the Seaboard network to the South Florida region, which for almost thirty years had been the exclusive domain of the Florida East Coast Railway.
Work on the Orlando route got started in June 2019, with station construction starting in January 2022. Leading up to the Orlando route debut, Brightline made history as the fastest train in the ...
The Brightline train is a $5 billion bet by owner Fortress Investment Group that eventually 8 million people annually will take the 3.5-hour, 235-mile (378-kilometer) trip between Miami and ...
Miami station was an intercity passenger station originally built for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL). The first SAL train to Miami arrived on January 8, 1927, [1] and the station building was constructed in 1930. [2] The depot was located at 2210 NW 7th Avenue in Allapattah, [3] two miles (3.2 km) north of downtown.