Coral Gables-based Florida East Coast Railway Holdings has been acquired for $2.1 billion by Grupo México, Mexico’s largest mining corporation and operator of the nation’s largest rail fleet.
The announcement, first reported by Reuters on Tuesday, comes as FECI subsidiary All Aboard Florida is working to debut its Brightline train project, designed to transport passengers between South Florida and Orlando and revive passenger rail in Florida.
The first portion of the rail system, connecting…