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    • South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA)

    Pompano Beach, FL 33064

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    About South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA)

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    800 NW 33rd Street
    Pompano Beach, FL 33064
    http://www.sfrta.fl.gov/
    954.942.7245
    954.788.7878

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    South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
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    The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority oversees transportation projects in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties. 

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    Brightline
    Rail

    Tri-Rail ridership reaches four-year high

    March 14, 2024
    The agency averaged 15,000 weekday riders during February 2024, which was the first time average ridership was more than 14,000 during the week since before the COVID-19 pandemic...
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    Tri-Rail expanding service into MiamiCentral Station Jan. 13

    Jan. 8, 2024
    The new service will be introduced as a train-to-train transfer at the Metrorail Transfer Station in Hialeah, Fla., where a shuttle train will spur out of the South Florida Rail...
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    SFRTA begins testing Tri-Rail trains on FEC Tracks

    June 20, 2023
    Brightline has provided authorization for Tri-Rail trains to enter the MiamiCentral Station as part of the testing in preparation for the anticipated start of Tri-Rail service...
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    Tri-Rail Governing Board approves new look for Tri-Rail trains

    April 19, 2023
    The new look changes the “blue skies, white clouds and palm trees” design Tri-Rail trains have had since 2001.
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    Tri-Rail weekday and weekend ridership up 30 percent from January 2022

    Feb. 8, 2023
    Tri-Rail reached over 320,000 riders in the month, the most since February 2020.
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    SFRTA agreement with FEC, Brightline moves MiamiCentral project forward

    Nov. 15, 2022
    The agreement allows SFRTA personnel to begin training and testing for the implementation of Tri-Rail services at MiamiCentral Station.
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    Railroad Signals, PTC, Control Systems and Products

    SFRTA to begin testing PTC on revenue trains

    June 13, 2019
    RSD will begin at the end of June along SFRTA’s entire operating corridor.
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    In memoriam: Jack L. Stevens, 71

    June 5, 2019
    Stephens retired from the SFRTA in December 2018 after having held leadership positions in the public transportation industry for more than 30 years.
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    The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority received the award for being the Outstanding Public Transportation System in the state in 2018 from the Florida Public Transportation Association.
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    SFRTA Named Outstanding Public Transportation System of the Year by FPTA

    Nov. 21, 2018
    The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority received the award for being the Outstanding Public Transportation System in the state in 2018 from the Florida Public Transportation...
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    Miami-Dade County Moves Towards an Interoperability Agreement with Tri-Rail, Broward County Transit, and Palm Tran

    Miami-Dade County
    March 15, 2017
    Traveling around South Florida will soon be a seamless ride. Miami-Dade County’s Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) — along with Broward County Transit, Palm...

    Articles & News

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    SFRTA brighter future supported with a new rail fleet

    Oct. 3, 2023
    SFRTA was among the first grant award winners of FTA’s Rail Vehicle Replacement Program and, along with new locomotives and rail cars, the agency hopes the fleet will bring greater...
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    FTA officials joined GCRTA at an event to mark the awarding of a $130 million grant that will allow the authority to purchase up to rail cars.
    Vehicles

    FTA awards more than $700 million to six agencies for rail car replacement

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    May 8, 2023
    The first-time grants were awarded through FTA’s Rail Vehicle Replacement Program, which targets replacement of aging rail cars responsible for service delays and increased maintenance...
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    Three transit agencies reach ridership milestones in Q1 2023

    Brandon Lewis
    April 10, 2023
    Omaha Metro’s ORBT, Florida’s Tri-Rail and L.A. Metro’s Metro Micro pilot all notched significant ridership increases that the agencies say demonstrate the value of new and streamlined...
    FHWA
    FHWA, in coordination with FRA and FTA, awarded $59 million in CARSI Round Two grants to improve safety at commuter rail grade crossings.
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    FHWA awards CARSI funding to grade crossing projects in four states

    Mass Transit Staff Report
    Sept. 21, 2022
    The CARSI program provides funds to commuter rail providers to eliminate hazards at highway-railway crossings.
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    David Dech will join SFRTA on Aug. 15 as executive director.
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    David Dech joins SFRTA as executive director

    Mass Transit Staff Report
    Aug. 1, 2022
    Dech currently oversees rail operations at CapMetro and will join the south Florida agency on Aug. 15.
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    Transdev Rail selects TekTracking for inspection and testing contract

    Mass Transit Staff Report
    April 21, 2022
    The use of TekTracking’s TIMPS and SITE platforms will help keep Tri-Rail trains running with track inspection and signal testing management.

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    SFRTA Unveils New Tri-Rail Commuter Connector

    Aug. 30, 2016
    At the recent meeting of the Governing Board, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) unveiled the first of its new Tri-Rail Commuter Connectors.
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    SFRTA Governing Board Appoints New Chair and Vice Chair

    June 27, 2016
    Broward County Commissioner Tim Ryan was elected chair and Palm Beach County Commissioner Steven L. Abrams was elected vice chair at the June 24 meeting of the South Florida Regional...
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    Tri-Rail Extends Train Service Hours for Ultra Music Festival

    March 14, 2016
    Tri-Rail has announced that it will offer extended train service every night during Ultra Music Festival, March 18-20 at Bayfront Park in Miami.
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    Rail Fun Day Generates Record Ridership on Tri-Rail

    Feb. 2, 2016
    More passengers rode Tri-Rail on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 than on any other weekend day in the 27-year history of the system.
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    Derailment Continues to Impact Tri-Rail for Remainder of Today

    Jan. 28, 2016
    Tri-Rail train service will continue to be impacted by the early morning train derailment for the remainder of the day. The train derailed between the Pompano Beach and Cypress...
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    Tri-Rail to Debut Airport Shuttle Service

    Oct. 8, 2015
    Beginning Oct. 16, travelers will have direct access to the Palm Beach International Airport (PBIA) with the implementation of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority...
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    Beth Talabisco Named to SFRTA Board

    Sept. 11, 2015
    The Broward County Board of County Commissioners has appointed Beth Talabisco to the Governing Board of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) as the county...
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    SFRTA Implements No Smoking Policy at Stations

    Sept. 2, 2015
    On Oct. 1, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) will begin implementing a strict “No Smoking Policy” at Tri-Rail stations. As of that date, smoking will...
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    The bike car will be marked with a large bicycle symbol on the outside of the vehicle to help passengers identify the correct car prior to boarding; conductors will also assist with announcements as they arrive at each station.
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    Tri-Rail Unveils First Bike Car

    July 29, 2015
    Tri-Rail’s first bike car, a specially equipped Bombardier trailer car, was added to the fleet of rolling stock on July 24. With more passengers turning to bikes for either the...