Higher-Speed Train Safety on Agenda of Florida Officials

Higher-Speed Train Safety on Agenda of Florida Officials
Broward Sheriff's Deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue work the scene of a fatal accident on North Dixie Highway in Pompano Beach, Fla., on Aug 25, 2019. Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP
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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.—Representatives of South Florida’s higher-speed railroad, other train lines, and local governments met with federal safety officials Wednesday to begin working out plans that they hope will decrease the number of fatal collisions between locomotives, cars, and pedestrians.

The Federal Railroad Administration called the meeting as Brightline, the region’s new higher-speed passenger service, and other Florida railroads have seen a rash of fatal accidents over the past four years.