FIRST LOOK / Brightline’s New Siemens Mobility Trainsets

The newest Venture trainset for Brightline debuted Sept. 28 at the Siemens Mobility North American manufacturing headquarters in Sacramento, Calif.; it will depart for South Florida next week. 

A second new trainset is expected to leave California a few weeks later and arrive in Orlando in mid-November. 

Brightline, Florida’s private-sector passenger rail operator, placed a Phase 2 trainset order with Siemens Mobility for its planned extension from West Palm Beach to Orlando. It includes five sets—each comprising four coaches and two Charger diesel-electric locomotives (one at each end)—plus an additional Charger unit. The Chargers meet Tier 4 emissions standards with Cummins QSK95 prime-movers. The order also includes an option for 30 additional coaches.

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FYI / 7 Most Disliked Menu Items at Major Fast-Food Chains

Even the most popular fast-food chains are going to have a menu item that is anything but beloved—an item that is, in fact, outright unpopular. And we've scoured the internet to find out which items are garnering the wrath of naysayers more so than others. Disdain for some of these items makes sense, as they represent the brand's departure from its core offerings. In other cases, it's rather a shock how poorly a given menu item is received, considering it isn't much different from the rest of the chain's menu. Here are some of the items that customers love to hate. 

1. Arby's Creamy Mediterranean Chicken Wrap 

2. Panera's Bacon Tomato Grilled Cheese Sandwich 

3. McDonald's Filet-O-Fish 

4. Wendy's Chili 

5. Subway Tuna Sandwich 

6. Chick-fil-A Hash Browns 

7. Chipotle's Queso

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EVENT / Taste Of Octoberfest - Lantana

A Taste of Oktoberfest, 3-11 p.m. Oct. 9 and Oct. 16; and noon-8 p.m. Oct. 10 and Oct. 17. American German Club of the Palm Beaches, 5111 Lantana Road, Lake Worth; 561-967-6464. Advance reservations only. 

OktoberfestFlorida.com. $7-$10; tickets online only due to limited capacity.

This year’s event, “A Taste of Oktoberfest – Our 47th Year” will feature fantastic Oktoberfest bands from across the U.S., along with dance performances, pipes & drums and more. Great food ad much more

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FUNDRAISER / Eat Your Heart Out a culinary ‘fun-raiser’ for foster children / Galleria Mall

“Eat Your Heart Out,” the lip-smacking culinary extravaganza with a heart of its own.The eighth-annual event will return to The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale from 6-8:30 p.m. Oct. 7, serving up a bounty of gourmet bites and libations from some of the area’s most enticing restaurants. There will also be celebrity servers, live entertainment and a silent auction.

Participating restaurants are Andy’s Live Fire Grill + Bar, Anthony’s Runway 84, Boatyard, The Capital Grille, Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants, Culinary Republic, Dunkin’, Eddie V’s Prime Seafood, Lips Fort Lauderdale, Funky Buddha Brewery, Moksha Indian Brasserie, Press & Grind Juicery and Coffee Bar, Riverside Market and Cafe, Seasons 52, Sicilian Oven, Sweeter Days Bake Shop, Takato, Tarpon River Brewing, and Tulio’s Tacos and Tequila Bar.

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