Orlando airport east to Cocoa. Aug 29,2021. Note the construction spur to OUC track is almost complete with the turnout just needing to be installed.
Brightline Orlando Line Construction Update - August 29, 2021 - YouTube
Orlando airport update August 29,2021
Orlando International Airport Brightline Construction - August 31, 2021 - YouTube
CMStPnPUnderstood the trainsets are push pull but wouldn't train turnaround be faster for trains terminating in Orlando and wouldn't it reduce operational costs over a long duration, if they just built a loop track in Orlando and used that to pull into the station for trains that would turn around there to head back to Miami? Seems they have the real estate space for it, maybe not the money. Just curious.
Just curious.
Also remember, the Premium Class coach is on the south end of the train and they want it in the same place on each trip.
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Updatee Ft. Pierce Indian river county August 2021
Brightline Construction: Indian River County & Fort Pierce Progress - August 2021 - YouTube
Update of construction in Melbourne FL mid August - September. The Cane creek bridge is really a major piece of construction. This was the bridge that hit by a ready mix truck several months ago. For alot of our newer readers they can really get an idea of how RRs go about getting new track. At the end of the video let it continue and you can get view of new FEC business cars at end of the freight train.
Brightline Construction: Melbourne Updates - August/September 2021 - YouTube
LAPUT has a major construction project to continue some stub tracks to loop back to the line headed south.
That was what I was thinking. GCT has or had a balloon track. I believe they were more necessary in the past at stub terminals with loose-car passenger railroading prior to widespread MU and cab car usage.
charlie hebdoMaybe In NYC?
Not many heavy rail trains use balloon tracks for turning. None that I can recall in Chicago. Maybe In NYC?
They are already planing to go beyond Orlando to Disney World and eventually Tampa, so Orlando would only be an intermediate station. Also Orlando Airport owns the land the depot is built on, and may not want to lose the extra real estate a balloon track would take.
blue streak 1blue streak 1 wrote the following post 15 hours ago: Construction north of Cocoa to Rockledge. Construction North of Cocoa is to double track from where Brightline turns toward to Orlando up to a connections of FEC 2 main track north of Cocoa turnout. Brightline Construction: Cocoa and Rockledge Updates - August 2021 - YouTube
Understood the trainsets are push pull but wouldn't train turnaround be faster for trains terminating in Orlando and wouldn't it reduce operational costs over a long duration, if they just built a loop track in Orlando and used that to pull into the station for trains that would turn around there to head back to Miami? Seems they have the real estate space for it, maybe not the money.
Construction north of Cocoa to Rockledge. Construction North of Cocoa is to double track from where Brightline turns toward to Orlando up to a connections of FEC 2 main track north of Cocoa turnout.
Brightline Construction: Cocoa and Rockledge Updates - August 2021 - YouTube
Interesting how they built that Micco crossover by joining the two halves together. I have never seen that before.
Full report of construction from Orlando airport to West Palm Beach. Dated August 2021. Certainly a lot of construction work.
Brightline Orlando - West Palm Beach Complete Expansion Construction Update - Summer 2021 - YouTube
Latest follow up of the Orlando airport construction.
Brightline Orlando International Airport Passenger Rail Construction - July 2021 - YouTube
Micco crossover construction July 24,2021
Brightline Construction: Micco Crossover Cutover Day 1 - July 24, 2021 - YouTube
I was thinking about that, but wouldn't the tunnels under 528 hinder freight to Cocoa?
July 2021 bridge work views # 6 along the Atlantic coast. FEC is really going to get a very up to date track from West Palm Beach to Cocoa. A thought on the previous post. The work connection to the Power plant spur would allow freight service to Orlando without going thru the airport !
Brightline Construction: July 2021 Bridge Edition - YouTube
July 2021 Orlando - I-95.
Brightline Construction: Progress on the Orlando Line - July 2021 - Bing video
July I-95 Cocoa tunnel . What ever Drone he is using is very good.
Brightline Construction: Interstate 95 Bridge and Cocoa Curve/Tunnel Progress - July 2021 - YouTube
June / July progress at Melbore and vacinity.
Brightline Construction: Micco Crossover and Melbourne Progress - June/July 2021 - YouTube
Anoher section near Jensen Beach.
Brightline Construction in St. Lucie and Martin Counties - June 2021. - YouTube
Drone footage of the brightline bridge construction over I-95.
2021 Brightline Updated Selects Reel mp4 - YouTube
Regarding eminent domain, I am also strongly opposed when it is used to benefit one class on people over another, and especially when it is used against poor and ethnic neighborhoods. Look at where interstates and expressways and landfills get sited. That is part of a long history of class warfare against the poor and nonwhite. Where were all the representatives then. At least this rail line will be a lot less obtrusive than an expressway or landfill.
Latest report from brightline. A little of slick presentation. Dated june 22. This progress report mainly about ORLANDO - DISNEY.
https://occompt.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9508045&GUID=E3B3499E-B309-488F-8BB1-8EEB50808127
Index (ocfl.net)
2021-06-22 PPP File 21-768 Work Session Brightline Update.pdf
Sorry cannot get links to work yet.
2021-06-22 PPP File 21-768 Work Session Brightline Update (3).pdf
There were able to find another span to replace the damaged bridge.
https://youtu.be/K6f-TuMf5Nk
Thanks for sharing .. I would imagine Mears will go out of their way to make things a challenge for Brightline.
Here is another overview of Brightline. article starts at about 50 seconds
BUILDING A RAILROAD TO WALT DISNEY WORLD - Brightline Spring 2021 Update - YouTube
Construction video May 31, 2021
Flying Over Brightline's Orlando Line Construction: Part 2 - May 31 2021 - YouTube
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