Meanwhile, the authority is working on issues within its own purview such as running tests, meeting with funding partners, and continuing to meet biweekly with Brightline. “ we don’t obtain that cooperation on the most timely basis, then the schedule slips.”Ī report from Miami-Dade’s Inspector General says a realistic date to begin Tri-Rail on the Downtown Miami Link is in early 2023. Abrams when asked how much time it would take for the station to open. On Friday, the authority was awaiting from Brightline numbers pinning down costs associated with that training. To upgrade Enhanced Automatic Train Control software to operate the trains safely, he said, FEC is expected to cooperate to complete required testing.īrightline was to re-qualify one of its engineers on the FEC portion of the downtown link, and that person is to train Tri-Rail’s designated person, who then would train the entire crew. “We don’t necessarily accept that view at this time, but they will present their proposal on it and we will evaluate it.” “Now, they’re coming back with the position that it could be more involved than two dispatchers even though that’s what our agreement says, to the point where they’re stating the possibility of having to construct a separate dispatch desk, which of course is a more expensive proposition,” Mr. General Counsel Teresa Moore explained that FEC told the authority it needs seven months to hire and train enough dispatchers, which would require added payments from Tri-Rail. In a previous authority agreement with Florida East Coast, Tri-Rail was obligated to provide two dispatchers to FEC to dispatch the trains. Abrams said the authority has a problem with dispatchers. Abrams argued that Tri-Rail hasn’t been able to complete needed training for its staff to run the service because the government line depends on cooperation from Florida East Coast Railway and Brightline, separate private firms that used to work as one. 1 start of Tri-Rail passenger trips at MiamiCentral Station is no longer feasible, Executive Director Steven Abrams told the South Florida Transportation Regional Authority Friday, another setback in long efforts to bring the rail line downtown.
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