PRESS RELEASE FROM MARTIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
At its May 25 meeting, the Martin County Board of County Commissioners heard a presentation from County staff on various safety measures being discussed with respect to the proposed... more
NEWS ABOUT ALL ABOARD FLORIDA
Published: Monday, June 6, 2016 - 10:15am
Published: Monday, June 6, 2016 - 10:15am
On June 10, a state court ruled against Indian River County’s administrative law challenge to the Florida Development Finance Corporation (FDFC) Private Activity Bond (PAB) approval proceedings of August 2015. Citizens Against Rail... more
Published: Monday, June 6, 2016 - 10:00am
http://goo.gl/ZRCSZB - Artemis Moshtaghian
A train derailment along the Oregon and Washington border sparked a raging fire that sent massive black plumes of smoke in the air on Friday afternoon.
... more
Published: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 2:30pm
Dear Secretary Foxx, (Anthony Foxx is the United States Secretary of Transportation)
I have been contacted by a constituent who has brought to my attention news reports of illegal and unethical behavior by the Louis Berger Group... more
Published: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 2:15pm
Statement by: Brent Hanlon, Chairman of Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida RE: Cong. Bill Posey’s letter to USDOT Sec. Foxx questioning AAF’s use of Louis Berger Group ridership and revenue study “Citizens Against... more
Published: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 1:45pm
Michael Grunwald - www.politico.com
High-speed rail is turning out to be a slow-speed proposition.
The first segment of California’s first-in-the-nation bullet-train project,... more
Published: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 3:00pm
Letter from DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS 400 HIGH POINT DRIVE,... more
Published: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 2:30pm
Care FL Update May 16, 2016
Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida (CARE FL) continues to actively pursue all possible legal, political and public communication channels to... more
Published: Monday, May 16, 2016 - 10:00am
Christopher Mele - New York Times
Three people were killed when their pickup truck was struck by an Amtrak train at a rail crossing north of Fresno, Calif., on Friday, an Amtrak spokeswoman said.
... morePublished: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 9:45am
Letter to www.tcpalm.com
From Susan Mehiel, Vero Beach
So, Jay Kramer thinks the governor is the answer to moving the trains west. That's rich.
Where was Jay when we... more
Published: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 11:45am
Published: Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 12:00pm
Full story here: http://goo.gl/abqcCH
Opponents of the All Aboard Florida high speed rail project fear the same tracks will be used to transport hazardous liquefied natural gas.
Local... more
Published: Monday, May 2, 2016 - 10:30am
Residents in the Washington, D.C. area have been warned to prepare for a potentially slow commute Monday after a CSX freight train carrying hazardous material derailed near... more
Published: Monday, May 2, 2016 - 10:15am
Peter Seed - www.tcpalm.com
Bob Webster's April 20 guest column about frequent queries on All Aboard Florida's impact is seductive.
But is he right? I think not.
My reasons:
The... morePublished: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 11:30am
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) rail project that threatens the public safety and... more
Published: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 9:00am
Merrill Snyder - www.tcpalm.com
(Merrill serves on the Board of Directors for the Guardians of Martin County/Citizens Against The Train)
Rich Campbell originally opposed All Aboard... more
Published: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 2:00pm
Martin County has consistently maintained that threats to public safety are the most troubling facets of the proposed All Aboard Florida (AAF a.k.a Brightline) passenger rail project and related increases in freight rail. From the outset, AAF has... more
Published: Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 12:30pm
Brett Hanlon - www.sun-sentinel.com
It's easy to say that adding trains in Florida will improve our state's mobility. It's far more difficult to say that the All Aboard Florida ... more
Published: Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 10:15am
Anders Melin, David Carey, Devin Banerjee - www.bloomberg.com
Fortress Investment Group LLC paid its three top executives bonuses worth a combined $43.8 million last year as the company’s shares fell... more
Published: Friday, April 1, 2016 - 10:00am
George Andreassi - www.tcpalm.com
ABOUT THIS STORY
All Aboard Florida has $3 billion riding on a passenger train project that could be derailed if Florida denies just one of the 17 permits the... more
Published: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 10:15am
Mike Magnoli - http://cbs12.com
Protesters in several south Florida towns sounded off about a controversial proposal to move chemicals by rail Saturday. They say these trains put the environment and... more
Published: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - 1:30pm
By Michael Macagnone www.law360.com
Martin County, Florida, pushed back against the U.S. Department of Transportation's attempt to slough off its suit over the All Aboard Florida... more
Published: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 11:00am
JOIN US IN PROTEST AGAINST AAF/BRIGHTLINE'S HIGH-SPEED PASSENGER TRAINS
The “Move ‘em West – Rally at the Rails” will be held Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 11am at six railroad crossings simultaneously on the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach... more
Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 9:15am
DAVID Z. MORRIS - FORTUNE.COM
Is the bond market to blame—or is this just a bad idea?
The passenger rail project All Aboard Florida (AAF) was granted a one-year extension last week on its effort to raise $1.75 billion to... more
Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 3:30pm
RICH CAMPBELL - TCPALM
Don't you hate deadlines?
Generally, if you miss a deadline you pay some sort of penalty. Penalties can run the gamut from additional costs — such as those incurred when filing a late tax return — to... more
Published: Saturday, December 5, 2015 - 10:30am
MIKE MAYO - SUN SENTINEL
If Florida East Coast Railway gets its way, it might soon carry hazardous Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) across densely populated South Florida. The rail company has a pending application with the Federal... more
Published: Monday, November 30, 2015 - 10:30am
CHARLES GERARDI - TCPALM
A storm is brewing. With or without All Aboard Florida, the likelihood of increased rail traffic rumbling through our community is real.
Even at current volumes, congestion from rail traffic impacts... more
Published: Monday, November 30, 2015 - 10:00am
Sally Swartz - PalmBeachPost.com
The fight to stop All Aboard Florida from ruining Treasure Coast downtowns and neighborhoods, slowing ambulances and endangering pedestrians at railway crossings is far from over.
In fact, a... more
Published: Friday, November 27, 2015 - 11:30am
Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida (CARE FL) is a coalition created by a group of concerned community leaders, organizations and neighbors in South Florida and the Treasure Coast, emphasizing that continued rail expansion will have a... more
Published: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 9:15am
RICH CAMPBELL - TCPALM
The Super Bowl of transportation projects — All Aboard Florida's plan to run 32 daily passenger trains between Miami and Orlando starting in late 2017 — has entered the fourth quarter.
It's crunch time.... more
Published: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 3:30am
According to a memo provided today to the Martin County Board of County Commissioners by county staff, projected costs of licenses, repairs/rehabilitation, and land leases associated with the Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC), Flagler Development... more
Published: Monday, November 16, 2015 - 4:00pm
PALM BEACH POST - FRANK CERABINO
All Aboard Florida is going to be a high-concept product, and every high-concept product deserves its own vocabulary.
So I’ve been thinking all week how the branding of this Miami-to-Orlando... more
Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 9:15am
"Today, All Aboard Florida announced a name change in a transparent attempt to distance the enterprise from a growing backlash of citizens who oppose or have serious concerns about the project. This PR move is intended to communicate the... more
Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 9:00am
MIAMINEWTIMES.COM - KYLE MUNZENRIEDER
If you've been following the development of All Aboard Florida, you've probably thought to yourself at one time or another, Wait, are they going to call it THAT? The answer is no. You won't be talking... more
Published: Friday, October 23, 2015 - 10:15am
RICH CAMPBELL - TCPALM
“Grand reveal” is the phrase All Aboard Florida President Michael Reininger used recently to tease a news conference the rail company has scheduled for Nov. 9 in Miami.
Other clues from Reininger... more
Published: Monday, October 12, 2015 - 10:00am
DARRELL PRESTON - BLOOMBERG
Fortress Investment Group sold Florida officials on its plan to build the first new privately run U.S. passenger railroad in more than a century, saying it will get 3 million cars off the road, create 10,000... more
Published: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 3:00pm
RALPH VARTABEDIAN - LA TIMES
The only sign of trouble aboard a Norfolk Southern train, hauling roughly 9,000 tons of Canadian crude in western Pennsylvania last year, was a moderate sway in the locomotive as it entered a bend on the... more
Published: Monday, October 5, 2015 - 9:45am
PALM BEACH POST
When All Aboard Florida starts running its express passenger service along the Florida East Coast Railway tracks, Palm Beach County officials want to make sure the company won’t be required to sound train horns at rail... more
Published: Friday, October 2, 2015 - 9:30am
RICH CAMPBELL - TCPALM
I’d like to propose a new marketing slogan for our region:
“The Treasure Coast: We Exist For the Benefit of Others.”
There’s a common thread connecting All Aboard Florida’s plan to run 32 daily... more
Published: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 3:00pm
DAVID Z. MORRIS - FORTUNE
All Aboard Florida, a subsidiary of Fortress Investment Group (FIG -3.06% ), will soon issue $1.75 billion in bonds to help finance the construction of a passenger railroad line stretching from Orlando, Florida... more
Published: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 10:30am
SHELLY SIGO - THE BOND BUYER
Two south Florida counties launched new legal challenges against a private passenger train project within days of a scheduled $1.75 billion bond offering.
The private activity bonds were initially... more
Published: Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 4:00pm
In a recent column, Rich Campbell of Treasure Coast Newspapers threw in the towel and admitted defeat to All Aboard Florida.
If you believe Campbell, a longtime All Aboard Florida critic, it’s all over but the shouting — more trains... more
Published: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 - 11:45am
PALM BEACH POST
For the second time in six months, Tequesta officials are calling onFlorida East Coast Railway to change its procedures, after the village said the company’s aging rail bridge over the Loxahatchee River... more
Published: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 - 10:00am
As Martin County continues its review of the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA's) Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the All Aboard Florida (AAF) passenger rail project and the many deficiencies and flaws within the 646-page... more
Published: Monday, August 24, 2015 - 10:30am
The promised financial impact of the All Aboard Florida train is large: $6.4 billion infused into the state's economy by 2023, $2.4 billion in pay, benefits and taxes for labor through 2021 and 10,000 construction jobs each year through 2017.... more
Published: Monday, August 24, 2015 - 9:45am
On August 4, 2015, hours before the Florida Development Financial Corporation’s decision to issue the tax free bonds regarding the All Aboard Florida (AAF) passenger rail project, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued its... more