Rail line about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed
It’s a $5 billion bet Brightline’s owner is making, believing that eventually, 8 million people annually will take the 3.5-hour, 235-mile trip between the state’s biggest tourist hubs.
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It’s a $5 billion bet Brightline’s owner is making, believing that eventually, 8 million people annually will take the 3.5-hour, 235-mile trip between the state’s biggest tourist hubs.
The first big test of whether privately owned high-speed passenger train service can prosper in the United States will launch Friday when Florida's Brightline begins running trains between Miami and Orlando, reaching speeds of 125 mph (200 kph).
A Windsor man has been sentenced to about one year and three months behind bars in part for assaulting a Sarnia Jail guard.
A Windsor man has been sentenced to about one year and three months behind bars in part for assaulting a Sarnia Jail guard.
He was honored Monday during an Assembly meeting ahead of his departure at the end of September.