All Aboard Florida to ask West Palm Beach to close rail crossings | www.mypalmbeachpost.com

One of the first steps of many to establish the West Palm Beach All Aboard Florida station. Click title for link. From the article:

All Aboard Florida will ask West Palm Beach commissioners Monday for permission to close two downtown railroad crossings so it can build a train station for its express passenger service planned to run between Miami and Orlando on the Florida East Coast railway tracks.
City officials, however, caution that the decision is largely ministerial. Ultimately it will be up to state’s Department of Transportation to determine whether railroad crossings at Evernia and Datura streets are permanently closed.
“They can do it with or without us,” West Palm Beach spokesman Elliot Cohen said. “Doing it with our consent just makes the process easier.”

The item was pulled from the consent agenda to allow for additional discussion.