Tri-Rail board authorizes fare increase by August as railroad lobbies state lawmakers for funding

Tri-Rail board authorizes fare increase by August as railroad lobbies state lawmakers for funding

The governing board of Tri-Rail, South Florida’s publicly subsidized commuter line, took a step toward making the railroad’s fares a stronger revenue contributor Friday by greenlighting a potential increase by August. No hard dollar amounts were proposed. But Tri-Rail’s fares — between their rock-bottom levels and a convoluted zone system —  have been a nettlesome issue for a management that has been traveling over dual tracks during the past ye…