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Brightline Locomotives Numbers 101 & 103
I took these photographs on September 23, 2017 while on a Bus Trip sponsored by the Florida East Coast Railway Society during their 2017 Convention in Miami, Florida.
These photographs show the new Siemens SC-44 Charger Locomotives for the Future High Speed Brightline Rail Service between Downtown Miami and Cocoa Beach, Florida with later expansion to Orlando. Service is expected to begin between West Palm Beach and Cocoa Beach in early 2018. Service between Downtown Miami and West Palm Beach will be be delayed at least a year because construction of the Multimodal Miami Station is way behind schedule because it involves multiple levels to accommodate Brightline, Miami Metrorail, Downtown Metromover and possibly Tri-Rail and AMTRAK. The extension to Orlando International Airport is still in the planning stage.
Brightline has purchased ten of the Siemens Charger Locomotives (with Options for eleven more) and they are currently undergoing testing at the West Palm Beach Maintenance Facility. The Palm Beach Station is just about ready for Passengers as soon as minor track alignment is finished.
My Photographs of the FECRS Tour of the West Palm Beach Station will follow this series of photos.
Brightline Locomotives Numbers 101 & 103
I took these photographs on September 23, 2017 while on a Bus Trip sponsored by the Florida East Coast Railway Society during their 2017 Convention in Miami, Florida.
These photographs show the new Siemens SC-44 Charger Locomotives for the Future High Speed Brightline Rail Service between Downtown Miami and Cocoa Beach, Florida with later expansion to Orlando. Service is expected to begin between West Palm Beach and Cocoa Beach in early 2018. Service between Downtown Miami and West Palm Beach will be be delayed at least a year because construction of the Multimodal Miami Station is way behind schedule because it involves multiple levels to accommodate Brightline, Miami Metrorail, Downtown Metromover and possibly Tri-Rail and AMTRAK. The extension to Orlando International Airport is still in the planning stage.
Brightline has purchased ten of the Siemens Charger Locomotives (with Options for eleven more) and they are currently undergoing testing at the West Palm Beach Maintenance Facility. The Palm Beach Station is just about ready for Passengers as soon as minor track alignment is finished.
My Photographs of the FECRS Tour of the West Palm Beach Station will follow this series of photos.