Tri-Rail Shuttle Service north from Downtown Miami - First Day of Revenue Service (1.13.24)

Footage from my return trip this morning from the Brightline Miami Central Station in Downtown Miami north to the Metrorail Transfer Station in Hialeah.

Today, Saturday the 13th was the official "Soft Opening Day" for revenue service for the shuttle. Yesterday was the ceremonial opening.

This was Northbound Train P672X that left the Miami Central Station on time at 10:35a and arrived at the Metrorail Transfer Station at 10:59a (scheduled for 10:55a).

The video of my southbound trip earlier this morning can be found here at    • Tri-Rail Shuttle Service to Downtown ...  

This short consist (BL36PH loco and two Hyundai Rotem coaches, all three of which were in the new Tri-Rail brand livery) was the same set that I rode on my earlier trip Downtown.

Was hoping during the filming to catch a Metrorail train running where the elevated tracks crossed above (at NW 27th Avenue) but it was not to be.

The Soft Launch of the Tri-Rail shuttle schedule will go for 2 weeks with 12 trains daily (6 in each direction) between the two stations and then more trains incrementally added from thereon out until the full schedule of 26 weekday trains (13 in each direction).

7 long years in the making (the Brightline Miami Central Station opened on May 19, 2018) . Still not the one-seat ride to Miami, but that will come soon with newer rolling stock.