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The future of Brightline: Listen to episode 6 of WLRN/Herald podcast

By Daniel Rivero WLRN
A Brightline train crosses through Northwest 20th Street near North Dixie Highway on Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Boca Raton, Florida.
A Brightline train crosses through Northwest 20th Street near North Dixie Highway on Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Boca Raton, Florida. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com

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Killer Train

Brightline is the deadliest major passenger railroad in the United States. An investigation by the Miami Herald and WLRN reveals the shocking toll and the failures that led to it.

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The most straightforward way to make any train system safer is to keep people away from the railroad tracks. For Brightline in South Florida, that is an expensive proposition that taxpayers will likely fund.

Listen to episode six of the “Killer Train” podcast, hosted by WLRN’s Danny Rivero and the Miami Herald’s Brittany Wallman:

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Killer Train

Brightline is the deadliest major passenger railroad in the United States. An investigation by the Miami Herald and WLRN reveals the shocking toll and the failures that led to it.

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