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Newsby StaffMay 4, 2016

Tri-Rail launches train tracking app

The straightforward and user-friendly system superimposes the corridor map on top of a Google map, which shows the precise location of the train.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2016

Miami 'SMART' plan could add 6 new rail lines

Although no timetable or funding source have been identified, the new transit lines would offer commuters new options to get to downtown Miami.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2016

Hitachi Rail USA opens Miami manufacturing facility

The 140,400 square-feet plant, located in Medley, Fla., will manufacture 136 cars and 272 motor bogies needed to replace the County’s Metrorail fleet.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 26, 2016

Siemens completes first car shell for Florida's Brightline rail service

More than 70 employees at Siemens’ state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sacramento have worked on building this 85-foot-long first coach car, using more than 50,000 welds to fuse it together.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2015

Shuttle, circulator routes drawing thousands of riders in Miami

These services carried more than eight million passengers last year in 27 municipalities and are praised by riders and public officials alike as successful transit programs.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2015

Florida express rail service unveils branding

All Aboard Florida, developer of the only privately-owned and operated passenger rail service in the U.S., introduced Brightline, the express train travel service that will connect the major cities of south and central Florida along a 235-mile route.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2015

Fla.'s Palm Tran names Forbes as new executive director

Most recently, Clinton Forbes served as VP, operations, for the Central Ohio Transit Authority, overseeing 860 employees.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2015

Proposed fare increase could strap neediest Fla. county residents

Manatee county officials are proposing increasing its Handy Bus paratransit services from $2 to $3 each way, as well as proposing rate increases for transportation disadvantaged services and veterans transportation.

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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2015

PSTA CEO named head of Florida transportation group

The appointment of Brad Miller was announced during the Florida Public Transportation Association’s annual meeting, held this week (Oct. 25 to 28) in Daytona Beach, Fla.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2015

CEOs talk bus vs. rail for Miami-Dade County

Plans for a new rapid bus system to expand public transit as a low-cost alternative to Metrorail in the area prompted the Miami Herald to ask local CEOs there thoughts on which mode is more desirable.

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