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FL: Brightline shut down commuter service for months. When will the trains run again?
The trains are in the barn. The downtown stations are deserted. And the management of Brightline, South Florida’s idled high-speed rail service, is still deciding when to restore service amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brightline, the regional train line that conjured up new possibilities for South Florida transportation, economic development and even entertainment, remains on the sidelines after the pandemic suppressed tourism, diminished business travel and shrank consumer pocketbooks.
“We are evaluating a number of factors but haven’t identified a specific date,” said spokesman Ben Porritt. He did not elaborate.
Brightline suspended service on March 25. With no one knowing when the pandemic might ease, management indefinitely laid off 262 Brightline employees, including train engineers, attendants, maintenance people and corporate office workers. ..............(more)
https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/news/21156619/fl-brightline-shut-down-commuter-service-for-months-when-will-the-trains-run-again