U.S.Rep. Mario Diaz Ballart, R-Fla., speaks during a news conference at the Brightline station in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, Aug., 15, 2022.. The Florida Department of Transportation and Brightline was awarded a $25 million grant to enhance safety along the Florida East Coast Railway- Brightline corridor between Miami-Dade and Brevard counties. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
August 15, 2022
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August 15, 2022 midnight
Florida high speed train gets grant to improve safety
In the past two weeks, Brightline trains have killed three people, and 68 since the service began its first runs five years ago.