MIA-ORL Rail Service Is On Track.
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MIA-ORL Rail Service Is On Track.

Ever since it was announced that Floridians and visitors to that state will soon have frequent passenger train service between Miami and Orlando, there has been opposition to the plan. Much of it was spontaneous and disorganized, but some was coordinated and run behind the scenes.   I’m not entirely sure to what extent those…

Stand Back Behind the Yellow Line!
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Stand Back Behind the Yellow Line!

Passenger rail proponents—and particularly those advocating high-speed rail—have long been trying to explain to the general public and to the media that no one is talking about jumping on a high-speed train in New York City and being whisked across the continent at 200-plus miles per hour. (We generally don’t bother trying to discuss this…

Passenger Trains and Fancy Yachts Compete for Bridge Time.
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Passenger Trains and Fancy Yachts Compete for Bridge Time.

There’s a railroad bridge near Jupiter, Florida, that crosses the Loxahatchee River. It’s a drawbridge that sits in the raised position to allow pleasure boats to pass underneath and lowers into position for trains. It’s an old bridge and takes 12 minutes or more to go through the down-and-up cycle whenever a freight train passes…