INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Brightline has slashed its schedule between Miami and Orlando, sending 12 fewer trains each day through Sebastian and Vero Beach as the private rail operator adjusts to rider demand.
The changes, which took effect Oct. 6, drop the number of daily round trips on the long-distance route from 16 to 10, company officials said. That means a cut of more than 37% in Indian River County.
Brightline, which launched its Orlando extension two years ago, doesn’t stop in the Treasure Coast region that includes Sebastian and Vero Beach. Also, the cuts to trains extend north all the way to Orlando…