Passenger Trains > Brightline begins 110mph testing between WPB and Cocoa

Brightline will begin 110mph testing between West Palm Beach and Cocoa, Florida starting February 10th and throughout Feb and March for signal, crossing, and crew qualification trips. Testing will be between 7am and 4pm along the 129-mile corridor. 

Testing between Cocoa and Orlando begins in March.

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2023/02/03/brightline-begins-testing-110-mph-trains-in-palm-beach-county/69866093007/

Macster Wrote:
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> Brightline will begin 110mph testing between West
> Palm Beach and Cocoa, Florida starting February
> 10th and throughout Feb and March for signal,
> crossing, and crew qualification trips. Testing
> will be between 7am and 4pm along the 129-mile
> corridor. 
>
> Testing between Cocoa and Orlando begins in
> March.

Remember way back 8 to 11 years ago when All-Aboard Florida was going to be in service in 2014?  Or maybe 2016?

Anyone wish to remember the good old times of delusional thinking among board members agreeing with the 2014 date mostly on the basis of Gene Skoropowski's name can check these threads.

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,2841091,page=2

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,2917553,2918589#msg-2918589

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,3772014,3772863#msg-3772863

1996 California High Speed Rail Authority established
2008 Proposition 1A passed funding ($9B) for the first segment -- planned to begin operations in 2029...

 

Lark Wrote:
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> 1996 California High Speed Rail Authority
> established
> 2008 Proposition 1A passed funding ($9B) for the
> first segment -- planned to begin operations in
> 2029...
>
>  
Not happening as long as they keep dragging their feet!

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Although testing will begin between West Palm Beach and Cocoa, there are many segments of single track still left.

I checked on progress in southern Martin County this past weekend. Double track with working signals from the County Line north to A1A crossing at Fruita. New track in place for another mile to Cove Road, used for ballast storage. Work on the new track from Cove Road past Salerno and Indian Street. Installing the new track from Indian Street to the Stuart bridge. Crews are at work.