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August 2017

BRIGHTLINE MIAMI-TO-ORLANDO TRAIN DELAYED AGAIN

BRIGHTLINE PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE WILL NOW DEBUT BY THE END OF 2017 RATHER THAN EARLY FALL, THE MIAMI HERALD REPORTED.

"Brightline looks forward to launching service between Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach by the end of this year," a Brightline representative issued in a recent statement. "We want to ensure Brightline is reliable and safe for our guests and the surrounding communities while built to connect South Florida for the next 100 years."

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ALL ABOARD FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT OUTDATED AND A NEW ONE IS NEEDED, TREASURE COAST SAYS

TREASURE COAST OFFICIALS SAID ON TUESDAY SAID A 2015 FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT IS OUTDATED AND A NEW ONE IS REQUIRED. Martin and Indian River counties and CARE FL sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation to mandate a supplemental environmental report.

"[The 2015 report has grown stale and there have been a number of new circumstances that warrant DOT's careful reconsideration," Ruth Holmes, senior assistant Martin County attorney said.

The report that was released in August 2015 concluded that any harm from All Aboard Florida could be mitigated.

TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS EDITORIAL: RELIEF FROM RAIL FREIGHT TRAFFIC? PLEASE!

HOPE LIVES FOR RESIDENTS ALONG THE TREASURE COAST - A NEW PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD RELOCATE 80% OF CURRENT FREIGHT TRAFFIC TO A NEW RAIL LINE TO THE WEST. This project would expand 72 miles of U.S. 27 to six lanes and add railroad tracks along the highway and would redirect freight traffic through the center of the state and ease congestion on the Florida East Coast Railway tracks.

Although not perfect, this is an ideal candidate for federal funding and it would provide relief for communities south of Fort Pierce and too enticing to ignore.

IS AAF OBSOLETE?

THE BULLET TRAIN THAT MAY COME TO MIAMI SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ITS SECOND PHASE OF TESTING, ACHIEVING HISTORIC TEST SPEEDS IN THE NEVADA DESERT. This incredible train travelled almost a distance of 500-meter (1640-foot) DevLoop track in the desert, according to the Hyperloop One announcement on Aug. 2.

The Hyperloop One XP-1, the company's first-generation pod, accelerated for 300 meters and glided above the track using magnetic levitation before braking and coming to a gradual stop.

TOWN EVACUATED AFTER FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILS, CATCHES FIRE IN BEDFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

NEARLY THREE DOZEN CARS OF A CSX FREIGHT TRAIN CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DERAILED IN A SMALL PENNSYLVANIA TOWN WEDNESDAY MORNING. Fires have ignited in some rail cars, set a residential garage on fire, and has forced emergency officials to evacuate the whole town.

No injuries have been reported.

The train was travelling from Chicago to Selkirk, New York, and at least 32 cars - two of which contained liquid petroleum gas and molten sulfur - leaked and caught fire.

PENNSYLVANIA TOWN EVACUATED AFTER TRAIN CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DERAILS

ALL RESIDENTS OF SMALL TOWN HYNDMAN, PENNSYLVANIA WERE EVACUATED AFTER A CSX FREIGHT TRAIN CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PARTLY DERAILED. The train derailed early Wednesday morning about 100 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.

This train, which was travelling from Chicago to Selkirk, New York, had five locomotives and 178 rail cars in total. At least 32 cars - a few carrying hazardous materials such as liquefied petroleum gas and molten sulfur - have leaked and are on fire. One car reported crashed into a home and started a fire in the garage.