Intercity Rail

Brightline Tops Off Aventura Station With Placement Of 131-Foot-Long Pedestrian Skybridge

8:00 am on October 18, 2022 By Oscar Nunez

Intercity rail provider Brightline and its contractor Lemartec have topped off the Aventura Station. This topping-off marks the completion of vertical construction. The topping-off occurred in the early morning of October 8 and consisted of putting a 131-foot long, 68-ton pedestrian sky bridge on two 41-foot-high vertical transportation towers over 90 minutes. Stretching across Harriet Tubman Highway (formally known as West Dixie Highway), the sky bridge is the final piece of the Aventura station’s structure and connects the station to the platform.

Brightline Hosts Construction Milestone Topping-Off Ceremony At Boca Raton Station

8:00 am on August 17, 2022 By Oscar Nunez

Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America, along with its contractor Kaufman Lynn, recently hosted the “topping-off” ceremony for its Boca Raton station and parking garage located at 101 Northwest 4th Street. Brightline’s president, Patrick Goddard, was joined by Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer, Kaufman Lynn Construction Senior Vice President Garrett Southern, and city council members. The event signifies a milestone event as the vertical and structural work has been completed and the focus now shifts towards completing the interiors. The Topping Off event will be commemorated with a ceremonial signing of a beam inside the train station.

Brightline Orlando Welcomes Two New Trainsets, Bright Pink 2 and Bright Green 2

7:30 am on July 27, 2022 By Oscar Nunez

Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly intercity rail welcomes two more trains to Orlando, “Bright Green 2” and “Bright Pink 2.” Brightline’s two trains arrived together at Brightline’s Vehicle Maintenance Facility located south of Orlando International Airport, adding to the fleet of trains that will carry passengers between Orlando and South Florida. Bright Green 2 and Bright Pink 2, six-car trains consisting of two locomotives and four passenger coaches each, left the Siemens Rolling Stock facility in Sacramento on July 8. In total they traveled 3,000 miles across 10 states en route to Florida.

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