#commuter-rail

#commuter-rail

Florida East Coast Railway, the company that owns the railroad tracks Brightline trains run on, sued Brightline in August over an alleged breach of contract. FECR argues the private passenger train company violated its agreement with the railway by negotiating a commuter rail deal with the county governments without bringing FECR into the conversation. Since FECR owns the tracks, it has a joint use agreement that lets Brightline run its trains on those tracks. FECR says Brightline should have included the company in its conversations with Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach County, and that a commuter rail service is not feasible on the same railroad that FECR's freight trains run on.

Delivering better, faster Metro-North service to Hudson Valley commuters will propel economic growth across our state and improve quality of life, Hochul said. These new super-express trains will save commuters nearly 15 minutes of travel time every day, giving riders back over an hour a week of their precious time. This is just the start. Work remains underway to deliver even more service improvements along the line, improving reliability and making trips up and down the Hudson Valley even faster.