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Brightline Files Chapter 11, Secures $490M Restructuring Deal
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Story summary
- Brightline filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy for 17 entities on Sept. 25.
- Brightline secured a restructuring deal with Assured Guaranty delivering $490 million to Brightline Florida.
- The filing will not disrupt Florida train service or its expansion plans.
- Brightline plans new stations in Cocoa and downtown Stuart and an Orlando-Tampa connection.
- Brightline carries $5.5 billion debt, mainly from tax-exempt municipal bonds.