Passenger Trains > BrightLine to shut down operations

Email from Patrick Goddard.

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Hat trick!

They must have shut down already - haven't seen one in a few hours.  I was wondering who was even riding them in the first place during this time other than "essential" personnel.

Gonna be a lot quieter here at "MH" Tower south... 

Probably saving itself some money while it is shutdown. Maybe it can get more construction done without the train interference.

Brightline message.  Full refunds coming.

https://view.guest.gobrightline.com/?qs=782610dfbd6be5447401c2c23371a095fb2412da0aa44d72f0b9ac4761b54d66e14a1334a7028ac9796a458596359053df3ac883a47d9ca77427eba579007150f320920eb4edae38a9593b3b1d13cdae

Lurch_in_ABQ Wrote:
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> Hat trick!

^^^ Like.

"MH" Tower South. I like that! 😁

Posted from iPhone

Jimbo Wrote:
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> Brightline message.  Full refunds coming.
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> https://view.guest.gobrightline.com/?qs=782610dfbd
> 6be5447401c2c23371a095fb2412da0aa44d72f0b9ac4761b5
> 4d66e14a1334a7028ac9796a458596359053df3ac883a47d9c
> a77427eba579007150f320920eb4edae38a9593b3b1d13cdae

Full refunds for the passengers. 250 (out of 300) employees laid off.

Paul Wilson
Arlington, VA

The Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale's paper) adds the important detail that construction will continue on the line's current projects. There's work going on in Cocoa, along the Treasure Coast, in the Orlando area.

Tri-Rail, which runs parallel to BrightLine in Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties, will continue operations as normal.  Palm Beach county local bus service is now free. Boarding is required through the rear doors, except for folks who require the wheelchair etc lift

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-coronavirus-brightline-ends-service-20200325-fbzutn7pkffednkdhp7aehszqu-story.html

If construction requires any N95 masks, construction should stop. 

joemvcnj Wrote:
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> If construction requires any N95 masks,
> construction should stop. 

And I hope there is running water, soap, and paper towels to wash hands. 

joemvcnj Wrote:
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> If construction requires any N95 masks,
> construction should stop. 

I've never seen track or civil construction done with masks.

joemvcnj Wrote:
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> If construction requires any N95 masks,
> construction should stop. 

Joe, you keep mentioning this non-issue wrt construction.
Don't worry, Pornhub is donating 50,000 masks to hospitals. Why don't you find out where they are getting their masks and get back to us?

abyler Wrote:
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> I've never seen track or civil construction done
> with masks.

They are used where silica dust is a concern. Concrete cutting is one example.