It would appear it paid out they greeted the inaugural train with a water salute from the local fire department. :) You once have said, Stuart was anti-Brightline like no other community along the Treasure Coast. Would be interesting to know what changed their mind. By the end of the day, the pros of a train station are clear at fitst glance. Weekend trips to Miami with no congestion on I-95 and you even could knock down a few drinks on South Beach Ocean Drive and ride home safely the same night. Now let's see what Melbourne will do.
It's good to see the first of the infill stations between West Palm Beach and Orlando having been approved. Here's to hoping there's a couple more to follow soon. Honestly makes me think rail travel has a bright future (pun intended) in Florida with Brightline. Shame about the route to Tampa not having been approved this time round, though that doesn't stop them from trying to get approval in the future. The upgrade to the bridge seems like a great idea to remove the last bottleneck on the line, as does making sure that the new station will have separate tracks for its platforms to allow through traffic whilst a train is in the station. As others have said, I do hope as many of the existing trees at that parking lot can be saved as it'd be a shame to lose so many mature trees.
Nice coverage. Stuart better upgrade the mass transit. A parking garage is nice and all but having frequent bus service to/from the station would be best. That's what I love about the Miami Central station along with both the West Palm Beach/Fort Lauderdale ones. Eventually Aventura will have the walkbridge from the mall and be serviced by Miami-Dade's Northeast Corridor commuter service.
It’s interesting to me that ALL of the hate and opposition against the BIG CHOO CHOO came directly from this city. Glad their tone has changed and will now benefit from it! Way to Go Stuart!! 😊😊
From WC, It looks like Stuart will be a welcome addition to the Brightline route and the concept shown seems to fit in well! The only thing I would hope is that as many trees as possible could be saved or any that could not be saved would be replaced by new pretty trees! Also I know a certain number of stations would allow access by the greatest number of riders, but Brightline has to be careful not to add too many stations so the trains would not be stopping every ten minutes! I also hope consideration is being given to add a route through theme parks and on to Tampa!
This is a winner even before construction. Stuart is the definition of pleasant. I would have spent more time there if not for the 30-minute (if you're lucky) drive on I-95. Were I still there this would be a welcome diversion. Another excellent review, Austin.
Upon further review (through a murky haze) I realize that drive from downtown WPB to Stuart was ONE HOUR under the best of conditions. No wonder I didn’t do it often AND further proof of the new depot’s success.
Also I noticed that they doubled up the rail crossing between Tequesta and Jupiter, but it just didn’t register with me that the double tracks go to single crossing the St. Lucie estuary because the freight line and Brightline have to share until the new bridge is built!
So if I understand correctly, the new 2 track ROW alignment and bridge will be built between the current ROW and Dixie Hwy? Two new infrastructure projects along the route is good news indeed!
I think it's safe to assume that 10 years from now, we'll look back at this and see that this was just 0.0001% of Brightline's total plans for the future. Even so, it'll be exciting seeing what Brightline will build next!
Well more than likely, from rumors in the past, an additional station will be built further north, either in Cocoa or Melbourne. I would even go as far to say that maybe Brightline might consider a local train and connect the dots. A commuter type line operating from Miami all the way to Orlando on the FEC has tremendous potential.
@@markydee48 They don't need commuter service along the whole line, but certainly extra commuter trains on the southern portion of the line going into Miami and connecting the dots with smaller stations skipped by the express trains would be a great idea and transform Brightline from just an express service to a true regional rail provider.
Stuart is a surprisingly big town/small City actually so could be surprisingly busy. Used to live in Port Saint Lucie on the North side of the outlet to the Ocean and both are nice actually. Good to see they're taking their time but hopefully build this really nice/premium as i don't think there is an Airport in the area so this is it for "high speed."
With all the protesting and backlash Stuart unleashed during the MCO expansion, they don't deserve a station. Now, that being said, that was the guv'ment. The people came out in force on opening day with banners of support.
@RoamingRailfan awesome!! Welcome news!! Btw I love the sunrail deland updates you have been giving. I recently visited the station my self. Great to see an old station be re vitalized!
What is the history of this parking lot? Was there a building in the middle where the grass patch is? Was it a station once upon a time? Or it is Florida, is it a parking lot for parking lot sake? lol I kid
I don't know the full history but based on the historical aerial imaging, it has been a parking lot for at least the last 20 years. The grass patch is for drainage for the parking lot.
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I KNEW they weren't finished expanding their passenger service. Kudos to Brightline once again
Feels great to watch Brightline videos again. Looking forward to the construction updates videos for this station!
even more so for the brigde!
It would appear it paid out they greeted the inaugural train with a water salute from the local fire department. :) You once have said, Stuart was anti-Brightline like no other community along the Treasure Coast. Would be interesting to know what changed their mind. By the end of the day, the pros of a train station are clear at fitst glance. Weekend trips to Miami with no congestion on I-95 and you even could knock down a few drinks on South Beach Ocean Drive and ride home safely the same night. Now let's see what Melbourne will do.
It's good to see the first of the infill stations between West Palm Beach and Orlando having been approved. Here's to hoping there's a couple more to follow soon. Honestly makes me think rail travel has a bright future (pun intended) in Florida with Brightline. Shame about the route to Tampa not having been approved this time round, though that doesn't stop them from trying to get approval in the future.
The upgrade to the bridge seems like a great idea to remove the last bottleneck on the line, as does making sure that the new station will have separate tracks for its platforms to allow through traffic whilst a train is in the station.
As others have said, I do hope as many of the existing trees at that parking lot can be saved as it'd be a shame to lose so many mature trees.
Nice coverage. Stuart better upgrade the mass transit. A parking garage is nice and all but having frequent bus service to/from the station would be best. That's what I love about the Miami Central station along with both the West Palm Beach/Fort Lauderdale ones. Eventually Aventura will have the walkbridge from the mall and be serviced by Miami-Dade's Northeast Corridor commuter service.
It’s interesting to me that ALL of the hate and opposition against the BIG CHOO CHOO came directly from this city. Glad their tone has changed and will now benefit from it! Way to Go Stuart!! 😊😊
As always, thank you for all the updates! It exciting when you see and hear of new construction and renovations too!
From WC, It looks like Stuart will be a welcome addition to the Brightline route and the concept shown seems to fit in well! The only thing I would hope is that as many trees as possible could be saved or any that could not be saved would be replaced by new pretty trees! Also I know a certain number of stations would allow access by the greatest number of riders, but Brightline has to be careful not to add too many stations so the trains would not be stopping every ten minutes! I also hope consideration is being given to add a route through theme parks and on to Tampa!
At least the good power to weight ratio of their trains allows for good acceleration.
This is a winner even before construction. Stuart is the definition of pleasant. I would have spent more time there if not for the 30-minute (if you're lucky) drive on I-95. Were I still there this would be a welcome diversion. Another excellent review, Austin.
Upon further review (through a murky haze) I realize that drive from downtown WPB to Stuart was ONE HOUR under the best of conditions. No wonder I didn’t do it often AND further proof of the new depot’s success.
Thanks for the great content as always. It's an excellent location for the station. If Stuart upzones the area east of A1A they'll really be cooking
I am walking distance from Brightline tracks on the south end of Stuart and frankly I didn’t expect Stuart to get a station at all!
Also I noticed that they doubled up the rail crossing between Tequesta and Jupiter, but it just didn’t register with me that the double tracks go to single crossing the St. Lucie estuary because the freight line and Brightline have to share until the new bridge is built!
They will always need to share the ROW. It is just a double track railway with mixed use.
Another great video! Excited to see the new station take shape over the next few years.
Awesome !
Yay! We love expansions!
So if I understand correctly, the new 2 track ROW alignment and bridge will be built between the current ROW and Dixie Hwy? Two new infrastructure projects along the route is good news indeed!
That is indeed the plan I saw online a while back, it will be almost parallel with the adjacent road bridge I think
Thanks as always, you answered all my questions.
The other upgrades to the main line sound very good to have
I wonder how busy that parking lot gets, not sure it would be missed if it always looks like it does in the video
I filmed this on a weekend but during the week it seems to be fairly busy with people parking for the nearby courthouse
I think it's safe to assume that 10 years from now, we'll look back at this and see that this was just 0.0001% of Brightline's total plans for the future. Even so, it'll be exciting seeing what Brightline will build next!
Great video !!!
The more Brightline stations, the better. But I’d like there to be a station in Fort Pierce and/or Melbourne in the future.
Well more than likely, from rumors in the past, an additional station will be built further north, either in Cocoa or Melbourne. I would even go as far to say that maybe Brightline might consider a local train and connect the dots. A commuter type line operating from Miami all the way to Orlando on the FEC has tremendous potential.
@@markydee48 They don't need commuter service along the whole line, but certainly extra commuter trains on the southern portion of the line going into Miami and connecting the dots with smaller stations skipped by the express trains would be a great idea and transform Brightline from just an express service to a true regional rail provider.
Love your videos brother
This is so amazing 👏🏼
Keep up the great work!!!
Love your videos here in the UK!
Stuart is a surprisingly big town/small City actually so could be surprisingly busy. Used to live in Port Saint Lucie on the North side of the outlet to the Ocean and both are nice actually. Good to see they're taking their time but hopefully build this really nice/premium as i don't think there is an Airport in the area so this is it for "high speed."
Hopefully they invite you out for the groundbreaking for Brightline West later this year :)
With all the protesting and backlash Stuart unleashed during the MCO expansion, they don't deserve a station. Now, that being said, that was the guv'ment. The people came out in force on opening day with banners of support.
The Brightline is an excellent idea. It’s a win win for everyone involved! What are the speeds through Martin and Palm Beach Counties?
110mph is the max speed north of West Palm Beach
Not far from Mets spring training
Will the bridge improvement take away the bottle neck there? Or will it stay single track?
The new bridge will be double track, eliminating the bottleneck.
@RoamingRailfan awesome!! Welcome news!! Btw I love the sunrail deland updates you have been giving. I recently visited the station my self. Great to see an old station be re vitalized!
What is the history of this parking lot? Was there a building in the middle where the grass patch is? Was it a station once upon a time?
Or it is Florida, is it a parking lot for parking lot sake? lol I kid
I don't know the full history but based on the historical aerial imaging, it has been a parking lot for at least the last 20 years. The grass patch is for drainage for the parking lot.