MARTIN COUNTY HOMETOWN NEWS
Martin County Commissioners took the financial cuffs off April 14 in the fight against Florida Cast Coast Industries' plans to send 26 high speed trains a day through downtown Stuart.
The commission... more
NEWS ABOUT ALL ABOARD FLORIDA
Published: Monday, April 27, 2015 - 5:45pm
Published: Monday, April 27, 2015 - 8:00am
STUART, Fla.—Four out of every five registered voters in the Treasure Coast and North Palm Beach County oppose the All Aboard Florida (AAF) rail project, a new poll shows. AAF wants to build new rail lines between Orlando and Miami, which would... more
Published: Sunday, April 26, 2015 - 12:00pm
Published: Sunday, April 26, 2015 - 10:45am
Florida East Coast Railway’s... more
Published: Sunday, April 26, 2015 - 10:30am
Published: Friday, April 24, 2015 - 7:15am
Lisa Broadt - TCPalm
Elected officials will face tough choices, with multimillion consequences, when quiet-zone discussions move from northern Palm Beach County into Martin County and up the Treasure Coast.
For months, local... more
Published: Friday, April 24, 2015 - 7:00am
Published: Friday, April 24, 2015 - 7:00am
http://www.futurism.co/links/view/japan-maglev-train-breaks-world-speed-...
A Japanese magnetic levitation train has broken its own world... more
Published: Monday, April 20, 2015 - 7:30am
TCPalm Treasure Coast leaders and All Aboard Florida opponents are here today for a public hearing on the proposed issuance of $1.75 billion of tax-exempt funding for the $3 billion high-speed passenger rail project.
The Florida... more
Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 4:30pm
At the beginning of 2014, when a handful of concerned citizens in IR, Martin and SL counties learned about All Aboard Florida’s intent to operate 32, 110 m.p.h. trains per day through 42 towns along the Treasure Coast between Miami and Orlando,... more
Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 4:15pm
Letter from Phyllis Frey, former airline captain and FAA Safety Check Airman I want to focus on what is to me, the greatest threat of all from All Aboard Florida to our community, and that is safety.
Florida is about to explode, fueled... more
Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 2:30pm
NEWS BREAK - AMERICAN LNG MARKETING HAS APPLIED FOR AUTHORIZATION TO EXPORT LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS
Questions/Concerns regarding Application of American LIMG... more
Published: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 12:00pm
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Indian River County filed a complaint challenging the United States Department of Transportation's approval of the allocation of $1,750,000,000 in private activity bonds to finance the... more
Published: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 9:15am
Published: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 9:15am
CAMPENNI IS SPOT ON- HOW MANY DERAILMENTS, ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS DOES IT TAKE BEFORE OUT STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS SEE ALL ABOARD FLORIDA FOR THE FOLLY IT IS?
Trains, Society And Rights
I read about one more train accident this... more
Published: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 8:15am
MISSOULIAN.COM Exploding oil trains are a hot topic in the United States and Canada,... more
Published: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 8:15am
Published: Sunday, March 29, 2015 - 9:00am
Published: Friday, March 27, 2015 - 2:15pm
Published: Friday, March 27, 2015 - 2:15pm
Published: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 2:30pm
According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, investors have taken back nearly $800 million from the flagship hedge fund of the Fortress Investment Group LLC, which is 25% of the $3.2 billion of the firm’s total assets that are under... more
Published: Friday, March 20, 2015 - 10:45am
A MUST READ - Check out this in-depth interview with FNAA Founder KC Traylor on the impact the trains could have on the communities. Tequesta Magazine Mar-Apr 2015
Published: Monday, March 16, 2015 - 6:30am
Published: Sunday, March 8, 2015 - 1:30pm
A Canadian National Railway Co. train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire in northern Ontario, while a BNSF Railway Co. train carrying Bakken oil for Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. continued to burn in rural Illinois two days after it jumped... more
Published: Sunday, March 8, 2015 - 8:45am
Published: Saturday, March 7, 2015 - 7:00am
This might be the missing piece, the one that makes the puzzle clear to see. I’m talking about the “Florida Gaming Control Act of 2015,” a bill proposed in Tallahassee this week that would authorize two “destination resort” casinos in South... more
Published: Saturday, March 7, 2015 - 6:30am
A precautionary evacuation around the area south of Galena, Illinois was underway around 5 p.m. after several cars of a BNSF Railway Train derailed.
Initial reports indicated that five cars in a 105 car train derailed Thursday, March 5,... more
Published: Saturday, March 7, 2015 - 6:30am
THANK CONGRESSMAN POSEY WHO IS NOT ALL ABOARD e-mail: https://posey.house.gov/forms/writeyourrep/ ALL ABOARD in support of Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA) amendment that Requires... more
Published: Saturday, March 7, 2015 - 6:30am
Business Insider Mike Novogtatz's flagship fund lost 1/4 of it's assets. According to the Wall Street Journal, Fortress... more
Published: Saturday, March 7, 2015 - 6:00am
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Published: Saturday, March 7, 2015 - 6:00am
Date: DECEMBER 2014 TO: Lauren Milligan, Florida State Clearinghouse Coordinator Florida Department of Environmental Protection FROM: Martin Markovich,... more
Published: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 4:30am
Published: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 4:30am
SEND LETTERS TO STATE LEGISLATORS AND FIGHT BACK AT http://bit.ly/1FRRNkm This horrific crash recently took the life of a young mother and five others in Valhalla, NY. In South Florida we've learned how to... more
Published: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 4:15am
Published: Saturday, February 28, 2015 - 8:00am
The chairman of the state board charged with deciding whether All Aboard Florida will get $1.75 billion in tax exempt bonds resigned his post earlier this year, leaving the committee with one member and three vacancies the Governor’s office is... more
Published: Saturday, February 28, 2015 - 4:45am
All Aboard Florida officials are quizzed on noise, vibration, delays.
City Council members quizzed officials of All Aboard Florida on Thursday night about safety and noise concerns, as the train company prepares for rail service shooting... more
Published: Friday, February 27, 2015 - 6:15am
Before setting aside money for a legal fight against All Aboard Florida, St. Lucie County commissioners say they need to see a plan for how the funds would be used. Residents have sent hundreds of emails to commissioners, urging them to... more
Published: Friday, February 27, 2015 - 6:15am
It took nearly four days for the fires to burn out after a train carrying crude oil derailed in a small West Virginia town last Monday. In the midst of a winter storm, hundreds of residents were evacuated from their homes while two water plants... more
Published: Friday, February 27, 2015 - 6:00am
Taylor Engineering Report: Assessment of Loxahatchee River bridge
At the Jupiter Inlet District (JID) board meeting on January 14, 2015, JID retained Taylor Engineering to conduct a visual observation of the Loxahatchee River crossing.... more
Published: Friday, February 27, 2015 - 6:00am
Published: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 11:45am
A Southern California commuter train slammed into a truck and derailed in a rural area near Oxnard on Tuesday, injuring dozens of people including four critically, authorities said. The truck caught fire and three Metrolink rail cars derailed and... more
Published: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 5:15am
Last week, two Treasure Coast governments pledged cash to fight All Aboard Florida, and a private group revealed new plans. At Tuesday meetings in Martin and Indian River counties, commissioners said they’ll spend a total of $4.2 million to... more
Published: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 5:15am
Letter: from Jeffrey L. Susi President/CEO.Indian River Medical Center Previously, I communicated the concern of Indian River Medical Center regarding the negative impact increased train traffic will have on patients needing emergency services.... more
Published: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 5:00am
Florida's private inter-city rail project is getting a taste of California-style rail opposition from two counties that responded to citizens' complaints by voting to allot $4.1 million for potential legal action against rail line. "Indian River... more
Published: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 5:00am
A train hauling crude oil derailed and exploded in West Virginia, displacing residents and threatening the local water supply. At least 26 of the train's more than 100 cars veered off the tracks, the West Virginia Department of Military... more
Published: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 5:00am
All Aboard Florida faces complications and possible delays with its plan to finance a high-speed passenger railroad with $1.75 billion of tax-exempt bonds. Florida Development Finance Corp. — the quasi-governmental agency that agreed to... more
Published: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 5:00am
While the Canaveral Port Authority has its own set of questions to answer for the National Surface Transportation Board, outdoorsmen, activists, politicians and scientists are questioning the embattled plan to build a railway extension through... more
Published: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 5:00am
Anti-All Aboard Florida groups, such as Citizens Against Rail Expansion (CARE Florida), continue to raise concerns over the construction of the stations and the increase in noise and traffic that the trains are apparently going to bring as... more
Published: Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 7:30pm
Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida (CARE FL) came out swinging at All Aboard... more
Published: Saturday, February 14, 2015 - 8:30am
Saturday, March 7, 2-3:30 pm, County Office Complex, 1801 27th Street Vero Beach, to send a message to Tally and the railroad.
Special Guests: Rhett Palmer, Vero’s Voice; Commissioner Solari; John O’Connor, Firefighters Assn; Randy... more