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[KevinKorell]

South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 10/15/20:

 

    Tri-Rail boosts service as more people return to work during pandemic     

 

 

Tri-Rail, South Florida’s tri-county commuter rail system, is close to returning its train schedules to pre-COVID-19 levels as more workers are returning to their jobs.

 

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[KevinKorell]

NBC Miami, 425/21:

 

 

    Miami-Dade Transit Eases Capacity Restrictions on Vehicles  

 

 

Miami-Dade County’s Department of Transportation and Public Works announced Sunday that it will be easing social distancing requirements and limited capacity on transit vehicles.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

Boca Raton, FL Tribune, 10/11/21:

 

 

   Tri-Rail Has One of the Best Pandemic Recoveries Among All US Commuter Rails  

 

 

County Commissioner Robert S Weinroth wants residents of the tri-county area to know the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) has had much to celebrate lately, despite a year (and a half) of living through a worldwide pandemic and all of the effects that came along with it.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Trains magazine, 10/21/21:

 

 

   Tri-Rail to restore service to pre-pandemic levels on Oct. 25    

 

 

South Florida commuter rail operator Tri-Rail will restore service to full pre-pandemic levels as of Monday, Oct. 25, operating 25 round trips on weekdays and 15 on weekends.

 

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[CNJRoss]

Progressive Railroading, 4/6/23

 

Tri-Rail logs 25% ridership increase in Q1

 

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority reported yesterday that Tri-Rail ridership increased 25% in first-quarter 2023 compared with ridership during the same period a year ago.

 

The commuter railroad logged an average 13,000 weekday and 6,500 weekend riders during the first three months of 2023, SFRTA officials said in a press release.

 

 

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