Brightline eyes Tampa … States nix Gulf return … Tulsa-OKC reconnect?

Rendering: Brightline has debuted higher-speed rail service between Miami and West Palm Beach.
Rendering: Brightline has debuted higher-speed rail service between Miami and West Palm Beach. © All Aboard Florida

USA: Brightline makes official bid for Orlando-to-Tampa, Florida extension along I-4 corridor [tcpalm.com]

USA: Southern states miss funding deadline to restore Amtrak’s Gulf Coast service [progressiverailroading.com]

USA: Passenger rail between Tulsa and OKC, Oklahoma? Company seeks another Eastern Flyer operator [tulsaworld.com]

GCanada: Gatineau, Quebec, proposes CA$2.1B light-rail plan [autoblog.com]

UK: What would an extended Glasgow, Scotland Subway look like? [citymetric.com]

Europe: New trams for Germany’s Rhein-Neckar region will be longest in the world [globalrailnews.com]

USA: Plan calls for passenger rail between St. Paul and Eau Claire, Minnesota [startribune.com]

Asia: I went to Japan to drive cars, and fell in love with trains [autoblog.com]