New Brightline Passenger Rail Service Starts in Florida Congratulations to Brightline for the start up of their new passenger rail service from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale Florida. It is exciting to see new service added with new trains made in North America. A fantastic accomplishment by this private company.

Not high speed rail but a practical plan for affordable and convenient public transportation in Southwestern Ontario. Network Southwest, a plan researched and prepared by On Track Strategies for SWOTA, its member groups, and supporting municipalities, is a blueprint for reviving Southwestern Ontario’s public transportation system that can be implemented rapidly. Southwestern Ontario’s Passenger Rail and Bus Service Action Plan Prepared by Greg Gormick On Track Strategies March 2015 is available to view here: Please visit their website to learn more. http://www.swota.ca/

For fans of the North Main LIne, Toronto-Ktichener- London-Sarnia not a high speed rail study but interesting business case about increasing passenger rail frequencies on the line. From 2006. By UMA/AECOM  http://tinyurl.com/UMA2006