MIAMI, FL – April 11, 2016– Brightline today announced its President and CEO Michael Reininger was awarded one of Engineering News Record's (ENR) Top 25 Newsmakers at the Newsmakers Awards Luncheon in New York. Newsmakers were chosen for their outstanding accomplishments, leadership and innovative approach.
Mike has been with Brightline since 2012 when he joined as Chief Development Officer. He now leads a team of more than 50 people as President and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the passenger rail service and four million square feet of urban real estate around the three south Florida stations. His experience spans more than 30 years of creating and delivering new, large-scale hospitality and transportation businesses and real estate developments.
“It is an honor to accept this award and be recognized for developing and constructing a project that is already transforming southeast Florida,” said Mike. “We are launching this new passenger rail system with a true entrepreneurial spirit – one company developing both the transportation system and real estate development. I'm excited to continue leading these efforts in anticipation of Brightline's launch in 2017.”
Brightline is redefining travel in South Florida by offering express, inter-city passenger service between West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami beginning in summer 2017.
About Brightline
Brightline will redefine what it means to travel by train in America with express intercity passenger rail service arriving 2017, providing an important transportation alternative to connect Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Orlando. The service will ease the stress of traffic, provide a simple and intuitive experience from door to destination, and foster new opportunities to explore more of Southeast Florida. Brightline is the only privately owned, operated and maintained passenger rail system in the United States. For more information, visit www.gobrightline.com or follow on Facebook.