While lawsuit costs continue to climb and eat into the $6M fund established by martin and Indian River counties officials say it has been worth it and are vowing to continue the fight.
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NEWS ABOUT ALL ABOARD FLORIDA
Published: Saturday, November 19, 2016 - 11:00am
After all the developments this week TCPalm's Rich Campbell summarizes where we are at with All Aboard Florida. From his piece:
All Aboard Florida is like a shape-shifting creature in a science-fiction movie: Just when the authorities... more
Published: Friday, November 18, 2016 - 2:45pm
Just two weeks before All Aboard Florida filed its new financing plan with the state board one of their executives was meeting privately over lunch with the latest board member, J. Nelson Bradshaw. In fact, the invitation came the day after... more
Published: Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 10:45am
Initial estimates from the derailment we reported yesterday have been reduced but the impact is still clear: 7,000 gallons of fuel, 77 gallons of sulfuric acid, 10 gallons of oil, 1,346 tons of coal and 1,150 tons of monoammonium phosphate we... more
Published: Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 9:45am
As we reported last week, All Aboard Florida, unable to sell $1.75 billion of tax-exempt bonds as a bundle is now altering its strategy and trying to... more
Published: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 10:00am
News 6 reported today about a large train collision that caused a derailment and over 15,000 gallons of fuel to... more
Published: Monday, November 14, 2016 - 9:45am
PALM BEACH POST - OLIVIA HITCHCOCK
An 87-year-old Boca Raton woman died Friday morning after her car was struck by a Tri-Rail train at the Yamato Road crossing, city police said.
Eunice Bernard was traveling east on... more
Published: Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 2:00pm
MIAMI TODAY NEWS - CATHERINE LACKNER
Lawyers for All Aboard Florida, the federal Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Department of Justice have been granted an extension until Dec. 7 to file their response to a motion for summary... more
Published: Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 1:45pm
MIAMI TODAY NEWS - CATHERINE LACKNER
The last piece of the financing puzzle to bring Tri-Rail trains into MiamiCentral Station next year fell into place Oct. 31 when directors of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment... more
Published: Monday, November 7, 2016 - 10:45am
All Aboard Florida’s Brightline has renewed its push to sell millions in tax-exempt bonds to help pay for its proposed passenger train service connecting South Florida to Orlando.
The Coral Gables-based company... more
Published: Monday, November 7, 2016 - 10:30am
Friends and neighbors of the Treasure Coast and North Palm Beach communities — I want to remind you that as we cast our ballots over the next several days to elect (or re-elect) candidates to public office, we have an opportunity,... more
Published: Friday, November 4, 2016 - 9:45am
All Aboard Florida will have the chance to ditch its current financing plan and secure a better deal before it returns to federal court to face the Treasure Coast's latest attempt to derail the project, a judge ruled Thursday.
The... more
Published: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 10:15am
All Aboard Florida wants to scrap its financing plan, going after a new financial strategy that could hinder Martin and Indian River counties' fight against expansion of the passenger rail through the Treasure Coast.
In court documents... more
Published: Friday, October 28, 2016 - 11:45am
On Monday, Administrative Law Judge, Bram E. Canter advised Martin and St. Lucie counties that a hearing regarding the counties' petition to challenge the issuance of the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) environmental resource... more
Published: Friday, October 28, 2016 - 11:15am
THE BOND BUYER - SHELLY SIGO
Two Florida counties say they have proven in federal lawsuits that the $1.75 billion private activity bond allocation for an in-state passenger train project should be vacated, according to court filings.... more
Published: Friday, October 28, 2016 - 10:45am
MIAMI TODAY NEWS - CATHERINE LACKNER
Within six weeks, a lawsuit filed by Martin and Indian River counties along with some individual residents to block the leg of the future All Aboard Florida train service planned between West Palm... more
Published: Monday, October 24, 2016 - 2:15pm
Martin County has asked a federal court to take back the $1.75 billion of tax-exempt bonds issued to All Aboard Florida, according to court documents filed late Friday.
Martin County’s filing followed a similar request submitted... more
Published: Monday, October 24, 2016 - 2:15pm
A major strike against All Aboard Florida — one that would rescind $1.75 billion of tax-exempt financing — has been initiated by Indian River County in legal action filed Friday.
For 1½ years, both Indian River... more
Published: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 9:00am
Martin and Indian River counties have staked millions of dollars on their belief that All Aboard Florida must have financial support from the government to complete its Miami-to-Orlando railroad.
In their federal court case, the counties... more
Published: Monday, October 17, 2016 - 2:30pm
Sharon Kelly and Steve Horn - Desmog
For the first time ever, liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been shipped by railroad in the U.S., prompting concerns about risks of accidents and a lack of state or federal... more
Published: Monday, October 10, 2016 - 1:30pm
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the derailment of a Long Island commuter train Saturday night that left 33 people injured, authorities said.
The first three carriages of the 12-car Long Island Rail Road train... more
Published: Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 9:45am
Martin County Proposal: You may have heard or read about Martin County’s proposal that AAF use their existing westerly route, the K Branch, to move the passenger trains away from the county. As it turns out, FEC does... more
Published: Friday, September 30, 2016 - 9:00am
WALL STREET JOURNAL ANDREW TANGEL, TED MANN and MIKE VILENSKY
A New Jersey commuter train crashed into a busy railroad terminal Thursday morning, killing one person, the latest in a series of fatal passenger train... more
Published: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 1:45pm
For more than two years All Aboard Florida has made every effort to convince the public that its rail project is unstoppable. Many in the media have even called for surrender. Then, last month a U.S. District Court judge... more
Published: Monday, September 19, 2016 - 2:45pm
On Wednesday, September 14, Martin and St. Lucie counties filed a Petition with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) seeking a hearing on the proposed issuance of an environmental permit for the All Aboard... more
Published: Monday, September 12, 2016 - 10:00am
Ann Henson Feltgen - FloridaBulldog.org
All Aboard Florida’s plan to operate regular passenger train service between Miami and Orlando is in jeopardy following a federal judge’s order questioning the company’s ability to borrow $1.75... more
Published: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - 2:00pm
Federal Judge concludes AAF project not likely to move forward on the Treasure Coast without bond financing. Judge Cooper denied DOT and AAF's motions to dismiss Martin County's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) claim.... more
Published: Friday, August 12, 2016 - 9:45am
Comments to the TCPALM Editorial Board from Susan Meheil in regards to their article about "Private Crossings"
First, let's thank the (TCPALM) editorial board for pointing out one of the many life threatening aspects of AAF. But... more
Published: Thursday, August 11, 2016 - 11:15am
Cleanup will continue for several days following a train derailment in Pendleton County.
A train derailment in Pendleton County led to the closure of all roads into Falmouth on Wednesday morning.
It happened around 10:30 a.m. near... more
Published: Monday, August 1, 2016 - 10:30am
JULY 2016 UPDATE FROM CARE FL CHAIRMAN BRENT P. HANLON
Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida (CARE) continues to actively pursue all possible legal, political and public communication channels to stop the ill-conceived All Aboard... more
Published: Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 12:45pm
TO THE TCPALM:
Maybe this will give you some indication as to why the county needs to hire consultants now and again. Of course, they could not worry about the lives of residents or our environment and just toss these reports and... more
Published: Monday, July 25, 2016 - 1:00pm
Mike Seemuth - therealdeal.com
The company that is preparing to launch passenger rail service next year between Miami and Orlando via Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach eventually may extend the service to Jacksonville.
All... more
Published: Monday, July 25, 2016 - 1:00pm
TCPALM editorial by Martin County Commissioner John Haddox.
It is impossible to live in Martin County these days and not be horrified at the devastating effects the toxic algae is having on our residents' health, economy and way of... more
Published: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 2:30pm
NEW YORK TIMES - BEN PROTESS, JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and RACHEL ABRAMS
Since the 2008 financial crisis, Fortress and other private equity firms have rapidly expanded their influence, assuming a pervasive, if under-... more
Published: Sunday, July 17, 2016 - 8:15am
NEW YORK TIMES: BEN PROTESS, JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and RACHEL ABRAMS
Since the 2008 financial crisis, Fortress and other private equity firms have rapidly expanded their influence, assuming a pervasive, if under-the... more
Published: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 - 9:30am
NEW YORK TIMES - GAIA PIANGIANI
Two passenger trains collided head-on in the Puglia region of southern Italy on Tuesday morning, killing at least 20 people, according to local officials, and leaving dozens injured.
The... more
Published: Friday, July 8, 2016 - 1:45pm
Brenda McCarthy of Vero Beach
It has long been my contention that freight is the cause of this nonsense. Passenger trains are a flash in the pan that will not last.
The Panama Canal has been widened, deepened and... more
Published: Friday, July 1, 2016 - 11:00am
ABC NEWS - EMILY SHAPIRO
The remains of two of the three railroad employees who went missing during a fiery crash between freight trains have been recovered, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway said today.
The third... more
Published: Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 11:30am
VERO NEWS - RAY MCNULTY
We all knew the game was rigged against us. What we didn’t know until last week, however, was that officials were prepared to go to the other side of the world to make sure All Aboard Florida won.
We didn’t... more
Published: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - 2:30pm
SUNSHINE STATE NEWS - BRENT HANLON
I recently read a column in Sunshine State News by Ed Dean, a statewide syndicated radio talk show host, in which he stated, “...since the announcement of the high-speed rail train project, All... more
Published: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - 10:30am
BLOOMBERG - VIRGINIA POSTREL
California's high-speed rail project increasingly looks like an expensive social science experiment to test just how long interest groups can keep money flowing to a doomed endeavor before elected... more
Published: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 4:15pm
ABC NEWS
A late-night explosion and fire broke out at a natural gas plant in southern Mississippi, but there were no injuries or fatalities reported, police said early Tuesday.
Pascagoula Police Capt. Shannon Broom said... more
Published: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 3:15pm
NBC NEWS - ELI PANKEN
Three crew members were missing and one was injured after two trains crashed head-on Tuesday in a fiery crash in northern Texas.
The trains collided just before 8:30 a.m. local time (9:30 a.m. ET) east of... more
Published: Monday, June 27, 2016 - 2:00pm
Source: Martin County Times
From the Martin County Board of County Commissioners: The latest design plans received in April from All Aboard Florida (AAF), which were billed as “100 percent construction plans,” are still incomplete,... more
Published: Monday, June 27, 2016 - 10:15am
Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida (CARE) continues to actively pursue all possible legal, political and public communication channels to stop the ill-conceived All Aboard Florida (AAF)/Brightline rail project that... more