A Brightline train lays over in West Palm Beach in April 2019.
Brian Schmidt
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Brightline is adjusting schedules and dropping fares ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to make landfall on Tuesday morning.
“Based on Hurricane Dorian’s current path and anticipated high winds, Brightline will be operating on an alternate schedule on Saturday, August 31. Our final northbound and southbound departures from West Palm Beach and Miami will depart at 12:00 pm,” the passenger carrier says in a service bulletin. “Fares have also been reduced to $5 as guests make final storm preparations.
“Brightline’s alternate schedule of southbound trains include an 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m.,10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. departure from West Palm Beach and northbound train departing Virgin MiamiCentral at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Service will be suspended after the 12:00 p.m. departures both north and southbound at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 31.”
Dorian is expected to be the strongest hurricane to make landfall on Florida since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and thus the strongest storm to strike since Brightline began operation in early 2018.
Can we get with the program, it’s not Brightline anymore, it’s Virgin America.