Updates for Florida’s AllAboard Brightline high-speed passenger trains are coming at a rapid pace now as we get closer to the start of Miami – Fort Lauderdale – West Palm Beach service this summer. The Big Reveal On January 11, Brightline unveiled their first completed train-set – BrightBlue. With two locomotives and four coaches, the train-set is approximately 500 feet […]
A Miami Minute: Day in the Life
Ever since my daughter gave me a GroPro for my birthday, I have wanted to create a timelapse video of one of our beautiful Miami days. Sunny days and beautiful views were not the problem; it was simply finding the opportunity to set up my camera for a 12-hour photo shoot. All of the elements […]
#PokémonGO on the Miami Metro
Sundays are perfect for #PokemonGO on the metro! We’ve mapped it all out for you! pic.twitter.com/RjfU2Jjqeg — Miami-Dade Transit (@IRideMDT) July 24, 2016 Yes, even the folks at Miami-Dade Transit are getting in on the fun. They’ve published a handy little “Pokérail Sytem” map showing all of the Pokéstops and Gyms along the Miami MetroRail […]
Tri-Rail Coming to MiamiCentral Station by 2018
The Miami Herald reports that “Despite obstacles, Tri-Rail still coming to downtown Miami in 2018” Thanks to some last-minute legal maneuvering — and Tri-Rail’s decision on Friday to borrow money to close a $20 million funding gap — plans for a downtown Miami station are now once again chugging along. “The project’s too important for […]
New Trains, New Lines… Is Miami-Dade Finally Upgrading Our MetroRail System?
On March 17th, Miami-Dade County announced the official opening of the first U.S. Hitachi Rail Center in the United Sates. ForwardFlorida.com reports on the new trains: Hitachi Rail USA, the American subsidiary of Hitachi Rail Italy, announced the completion of a manufacturing facility for the county’s Department of Transportation and Public Works’ new Metrorail vehicles. […]
MiamiCentral Station Making Progress
Downtown’s MiamiCentral Station is moving right along! Site demolition started at the end of 2014, and construction started in early 2015. In February, we started drilling concrete pilings to support 50 to 100’ deep foundations. To date, almost all of the 1,600 pilings have been completed. Excavation and vertical construction is slated to begin soon. MiamiCentral […]