TRI-RAIL

Tri-Rail Downtown was due last fall, now targeted for this fall by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

A nationwide railroad strike threatened by unions could create some disruptions to passenger and rail services in South Florida, though it depends on the operator.

The northbound P634 train with 155 people aboard collided with a pedestrian between Prospect Road and Commercial Boulevard about 5:30 p.m.

Tri-Rail service is expected to be restored Friday after the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority completes its inspection of the South Florida Rail Corridor.

One adult and two children were injured Monday morning when a Tri-Rail train collided with a passenger car in Oakland Park.

A car was struck by a Tri-Rail train in Oakland Park Monday morning.

Tri-Rail trains were experiencing major delays in Fort Lauderdale early Tuesday due to a “track incident,” the company said in a tweet.

Tri-Rail trains are experiencing major train delays Tuesday morning after a pedestrian was struck by a train.

South Florida’s commuter rail services continued operating on Wednesday, although the Brightline high-speed train line cut four trains from its schedule. Commercial airlines were still flying in and out of the region’s three international airports.

Amtrak suspended its long-distance trains and Tri-Rail mapped contingencies for a nationwide rail strike that could start Friday if unions and freight carriers fail to reach a contract settlement. Brightline, the inter-city train service, says it will not be affected.

Medics took six people to the hospital after a Tri-Rail train hit an abandoned vehicle left on the railroad tracks in Fort Lauderdale, partially derailing the train, according to police.

Two people died in train accidents on Tuesday, bringing to four the number of people who have died in the past week in train-related fatalities in Palm Beach County.

Crews responded to the area of 4330 block of Northwest Fourth Avenue just before 3 p.m., Battalion Chief Michael Kane, a spokesperson for Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue, said.

One person has died after being struck by a Tri-Rail train in Hialeah, authorities confirmed.

More than $2 million from the Federal Railroad Administration is being distributed among 13 states, including Florida, to regions where deaths by train are on the rise due to trespassing and suicides. Tri-Rail and other local entities will receive funding.

Sky 10 flew over the scene and saw a person’s body lying on the tracks near a Tri-Rail train just south of a railroad crossing on West Commercial Boulevard, immediately west of Interstate 95.

According to officials, the system went down around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

All Tri-Rail trains are experiencing major delays Tuesday evening after a system outage. Officials do not yet have an estimated time for when the trains will be back up and running.

Tri-Rail plans arrival in downtown Miami by Nov. 1 by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

After clashing with the board of directors over troubles related to construction defects that delayed the line’s ability to use Brightline’s station in Miami, Tri-Rail's executive director, Steven Abrams, announced his intent to resign on Friday.

The $70 million Tri-Rail station at Brightline’s Miami terminal was designed so badly that the trains don’t fit. The key agency players are Executive Director, Steven Abrams, Deputy Executive Director, Diane Hernandez Del Calvo and General Counsel, Teresa Moore. Just before Christmas, the agency’s executive team provided more detail to the SFRTA Board revealing the problem is probably worse than previously explained and that the executive team had known since at least 2018. There is a lot of mud in the water, and I hope the situation gets resolved quickly, but what is clear is that the entire current SFRTA Executive Team needs to be replaced. • Hernandez Del Calvo failed to manage the agency’s capital development project (the station), failed to manage the public’s funds responsibly and, failed to notify the Board of the failures.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting Tuesday morning at a Tri-Rail station in Pompano Beach.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a pedestrian who was reported to be struck by a train Monday morning in Oakland Park.

This summer just might be the perfect time to take that long-awaited trip -- and considering what the world has looked like over the past year or so, safe to say, we could all use a vacation right about now.

Host, Hunter, rides the rails with Tri-Rail, visits Publix’s new GreenWise specialty supermarket and Covid-related financial advice.

A person may have been struck and killed by a Tri-Rail train Friday afternoon. Investigators are at the scene.

A man who was using an electric motorized scooter died on Monday after an impact with a Tri-Rail commuter train in Fort Lauderdale. According to Sgt. Deanna Greenlaw, a spokeswoman for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, the men was directly in the center of the tracks. Greenlaw said witnesses told officers that the rider of the scooter was in a rush heading west on Northwest Sixth Street. “Went underneath the guardrails that were in the downward position, with flashing red lights,” Greenlaw said.

Brightline and Tri-Rail may both roll in downtown Miami this yearWritten by Jesse Scheckner on February 16, 2021AdvertisementBrightline is targeting late 2021 to resume passenger trips at MiamiCentral station in downtown Miami, which by then could also host Tri-Rail. That includes adjusting its positive train control (PTC) system to welcome intercounty commuter line Tri-Rail onto its tracks. “We’ve taken advantage of this time to implement PTC technology and software, which requires a [Federal Railroad Administration] review,” Brightline spokesman Ben Porritt said. The PTC system aims to automatically stop trains to avoid derailments, collisions and work zone accidents. It takes six months to test and calibrate the PTC system.

DANIA BEACH, Fla. – Tri-Rail tracks were closed in both directions Thursday morning after a boat being hauled by a truck hit a gate on its way down in Dania Beach, rail officials said. Tri-Rail officials told Local 10 News that a pickup truck hauling a boat tried to beat a train at the crossing on Stirling Road at North 29th Avenue. A man who identified himself as the driver of the truck said he wasn’t trying to beat the train. The train did not hit the truck, officials say, but the boat hit the gate while it was on its way down. Tri-Rail used buses to get passengers to their destinations while the tracks were blocked.

Published: October 22, 2020, 7:11 am Updated: October 22, 2020, 10:05 amOAKLAND PARK, Fla. – A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Tri-Rail train early Thursday morning along Oakland Park Boulevard at NW 17th Terrace. The train was heading southbound when it hit the man, who died at the scene. About 50 passengers were on the train at the time, and Tri-Rail is busing them from the area. Eastbound traffic on West Oakland Park Boulevard was being diverted as Broward Sheriff’s Office investigators worked the scene. Tri-Rail also advised passengers that there will be delays.

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. – A Tri-Rail train fatally struck a male pedestrian Monday morning just north of Commercial Boulevard in Oakland Park, Broward Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Miranda Grossman confirmed to Local 10 News. According to Grossman, the accident occurred around 5 a.m.Sky 10 was above the scene just after 6 a.m. as the train had already moved from the area, however, investigators remained at the scene. Grossman said Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue personnel responded to the scene, as well as BSO homicide detectives and crime scene units. She said no passengers were on board the train at the time. The victim’s identity has not yet been released.

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue came to help, and it took about 30 units between the two to put the fire out. While firefighters attacked the flames, Delray Beach Police detectives got a hold of surveillance footage from a nearby business that showed the boys running, Moschella said.

Super Bowl tri-county transit pass wont last longWritten by Miami Today on January 28, 2020AdvertisementAfter months of planning, Miami-Dade transit officials on Friday announced a single mass transit pass linking from West Palm Beach to the Upper Florida Keys but only for the Super Bowl. Commissioner Esteban L. Bovo Jr. was the key sponsor of the resolution to create the regional transit pass in time for the Super Bowl, with Commissioners Eileen Higgins and Jean Monestime as co-sponsors. The idea of a permanent tri-county transit pass format, not just for a single event, has been in the works awhile. Broward County Transit and Palm Tran have been working with Miami-Dade County and the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority for years to create a regional pass, though Broward and Palm Beach counties transit organizations are not involved in this Super Bowl pass program. To get the GO Miami-Dade app and purchase the special Super Bowl period transit pass, the app can be downloaded free from the App Store or Google Play.

FYI Miami: January 30, 2020Written by Miami Today on January 28, 2020AdvertisementBelow are some of the FYIs in this weeks edition. The entire content of this weeks FYIs and Insider sections is available by subscription only. People in South Florida are appreciating more and more the role that public transportation plays in their lives, said Steven Abrams, SFRTA director. HOUSING PLAN WAITS: Miami commissioners last week acknowledged receipt of, rather than outright approving, the citys affordable housing masterplan, setting a special meeting to dig into the issue tomorrow (1/31). Commissioner Joe Carollo said the masterplan tilts toward the same train of thought of rental housing rather than homeownership.

Yesterday, Brightline the high-speed commuter rail system connecting Miami to West Palm Beach debuted a series of train cars wrapped in Keith Haring artwork ahead of Miami Art Week. The Associated Press reports that Brightline, in which Richard Branson's company Virgin holds a minority stake and plans to rename "Virgin Trains USA," is the deadliest train system per mile in America. On January 17, 2018, for example, 51-year-old Jeffrey King tried to cross train tracks on a bicycle after the gates had closed. He was subsequently struck and killed by a Brightline train but labeled a trespasser in official reports. The train system has another incentive to take action: Last month, Gov.

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. - Multiple people have been injured following two accidents in Oakland Park on Friday, including one involving a Tri-Rail train. In the first incident, a tractor-trailer hit the Tri-Rail train at the intersection. Following the train being hit, a pick-up truck hit a fuel line at the same intersection. The driver of the truck, along with three Tri-Rail passengers were seen being tended to by emergency personnel with non-life-threatening injuries. Passengers aboard the Tri-Rail are being kept on the train until the investigation is complete.

The board of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, which operates the Tri-Rail commuter line, has given its blessing to a new station near the proposed 230-acre redevelopment project at Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park in Pompano Beach. It would be situated on the CSX railroad right of way, which Tri-Rail trains use to carry commuters among cities in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties.

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. - A Tri-Rail train struck a pedestrian Tuesday afternoon in Opa-locka, authorities confirmed. The incident was reported in the 1700 block of Ali Baba Avenue. Opa-locka police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews were called to the scene. The victim was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – No one was injured Tuesday when a Tri-Rail train derailed in Deerfield Beach, a Tri-Rail spokesperson said. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue officials confirmed that the leading locomotive on the three-car train derailed from the tracks. The Tri-Rail spokesperson said about 200 passengers were evacuated from the train and were taken by bus to the Deerfield Beach station. Fire Rescue officials said the train was heading to Miami International Airport when the incident occurred. Tri-Rail passengers should expect delays through the afternoon.