Passenger Trains > FL Brightline VIP trip and photos

38 pictures of the trip, the stations, various VIPs, etc

http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/shaping-our-future/all-aboard-florida/2018/01/12/brightline-all-aboard-florida-florida-east-coast-railway-west-palm-beach-fort-lauderdale-railroad/1017612001/

Everything soooooo Euro. Not my taste but I bet it will be quite popular.

-John

Interesting interior arrangement. Let's see how long the seats stay that color.


And sadly, a third trespasser strike before the service even begins.

http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/shaping-our-future/all-aboard-florida/2018/01/12/brightline-train-kills-woman-friday-night-boynton-beach/1030950001/

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/07/18 13:22 by darkcloud.

Wow. It does look like something out of Europe. It just shows what a private company can do where the government fails (NJT and Amtrak being examples). I can't see why anyone would be opposed to this.

andersonb109 Wrote:
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> Wow. It does look like something out of Europe. It
> just shows what a private company can do where the
> government fails (NJT and Amtrak being examples).
> I can't see why anyone would be opposed to this.


Aspects of this whole deal seem a bit...shady. it's far too early to see if it will succeed, financially. Remember X-train?

Keep in mind history, both Amtrak and NJTs territories, were operated by private carriers for decades, and it failed miserably.

All the best to this enterprise. Looks like nice equipment and stations.

Looks very attractive. Hope the thing works financially and operationally.

tmurray Wrote:
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> andersonb109 Wrote:
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> > Wow. It does look like something out of Europe.
> It
> > just shows what a private company can do where
> the
> > government fails (NJT and Amtrak being
> examples).
> > I can't see why anyone would be opposed to
> this.
>
>
> Aspects of this whole deal seem a bit...shady.
> it's far too early to see if it will succeed,
> financially. Remember X-train?
>
> Keep in mind history, both Amtrak and NJTs
> territories, were operated by private carriers for
> decades, and it failed miserably.

X-Train didn’t even move a piece of dirt. I’ve done two round trips on Brightline and it doesn’t compre to any Amtrak service (outside of Acela) or commuter rail in this country.

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