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October 2017

LNG, BRIGHTLINE TO SHARE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY, COULD ENDANGER PUBLIC

CARE FL HAVE EVIDENCE THAT HIGHLY COMBUSTIBLE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS, WOULD BE HAULED ALONGSIDE BRIGHTLINE PASSENGER TRAINS ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY TRACKS.  This could pose serious safety hazards to those living in the densely populated areas along the tracks, as well as passing passenger trains travelling at the speed of 110 mph, the counties and CARE FL said.

CARE FL OCTOBER 2017 UPDATE - TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

October 2017 Update

Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida (CARE FL) continues to actively pursue all appropriate legal, political and public communication channels to stop the ill-conceived All Aboard Florida (AAF)/Brightline rail project that threaten the public safety and current way of life of communities throughout the Treasure Coast.

Financing Update

FEC CONCEALED PLANS TO MOVE DEADILY LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS NEXT TO ALL ABOARD FLORIDA'S PASSENGER TRAINS

THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAIL CORRIDOR WILL SHARE ITS HIGHLY POPULATED, CONGESTED ROUTE WITH 300 AT-GRADE CROSSINGS WITH ALL ABOARD FLORIDA'S (AAF) 110 MPH PASSENGER TRAIN WITH LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG), according to documents obtained by Martin and Indian River Counties and Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida (CARE FL).

BRIGHTLINE FEBRUARY TRAIN CAR DERAILMENT COMES TO LIGHT; CRITICS CALL IT DISTURBING

A BRIGHTLINE TRAIN DERAILED IN FEBRUARY AND WE ONLY RECENTLY LEARNED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. On Monday, Citizens Against Rail Expansion (CARE FL) criticized All Aboard Florida (AAF) for not mentioning it during Florida Legislature testimony about rail safety.

CARE FL and the counties of Indian River and Martin said it took them months to confirm the Feb. 11 accident, and only after they hired a Washington D.C. law firm to pursue it.

BRIGHTLINE DERAILMENT CAUSED 408K OF DAMAGE IN FEBRUARY SAYS REPORT

A BRIGHTLINE TEST TRAIN DERAILED IN WEST PALM BEACH, FL ON FEBRUARY 11 AND CAUSED OVER $400,000 IN DAMAGES, SAYS A REPORT FILED WITH THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION. According to the report, around $408,000 in damages were reported to the train equipment and around $206 of track damage.

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THE NEXT TARGET FOR TERROR: ATTACK ON TRAINS

THE TERRORIST ATTACK IN BARCELONA LEAVES MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE DEAD AND HUNDREDS INJURED IN NICE, BERLIN, LONDON, STOCKHOLM AND OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - all these related to an insidious article, written in the 2010 edition of the glossy al Qaeda online magazine Inspire, called "The Ultimate Mowing Machine" where a terrorist takes a van or truck and plows through innocent pedestrians in a crowded area. Terrorists have followed these instructions, including the most recent terrorist attack in Barcelona, which at least 13 people were killed and more than 100 were injured.