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☆ First Private US Passenger Rail Line in 100 Years Is About to Link Miami and Orlando at High Speed
  + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Associated Press | Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +7 min
The only other U.S. high-speed line is Amtrak's Acela service between Boston and Washington, D.C., which began in 2000. Brightline began planning in 2012. A 2018 partnership with Richard Branson's Virgin Group to rebrand Brightline as Virgin Trains USA quickly soured. According to the lawsuit, Brightline says Virgin “ceased to constitute a brand of international high repute, largely because of matters related to the pandemic." He said Brightline’s accommodations “compare really well to some of the best trains” he’s taken in Europe, where high-speed rail between cities is common.
Persons: Florida's Brightline, It's, Mike Reininger, John Renne, Brightline, ” Renne, Richard Branson's, Virgin “, hasn’t, Eric Flowers, ”, ” Brightline, Reininger, ” Reininger, Robert Barr, You’ve, Barr Organizations: MIAMI, Fortress Investment, West Palm Beach, D.C, Amtrak, Florida Atlantic University's Center for Urban, Environmental Solutions, Miami -, Richard Branson's Virgin Group, Virgin Trains USA, Virgin, Orlando Locations: United States, Miami, Orlando, West Palm, Southern California, Las Vegas, Boston, Washington, Florida, Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami - Orlando, London, U.S, West, County, We’re, Vero, Brightline’s Miami, South, Florida’s, Europe
☆ How Brightline is changing passenger rail in the U.S.
  + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Liam Mays Jeniece Pettitt | Liam Mays | Jeniece Pettitt | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
When it comes to passenger rail in the the U.S., Americans have one option — Amtrak, which is often plagued with high ticket prices and delays. Brightline, which is owned by Fortress Investment Group, thinks that privatized passenger rail in the U.S. could be a better way. It was the first privately funded passenger rail built in the U.S. in over 100 years. Brightline is also making strides to create the first dedicated high-speed passenger rail line in the U.S. connecting Los Angeles to Las Vegas. "We are planning to make our project, as I call it, the blueprint for America's high-speed rail industry.
Persons: Brightline, Wes Edens, Mike Reininger, Sarah Watterson, Bent Flyvbjerg Organizations: Amtrak, Fortress Investment Group, West Palm Beach, Brightline, Nevada Department of Transportation Locations: U.S, Florida, Miami, West Palm, Orlando, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, America
☆ The US still waits for its high-speed rail revolution
  + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Ben Jones | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +15 min
So why doesn’t the United States have a high-speed rail network like those? Many Americans have no concept of high-speed rail and fail to see its value. William C. Vantuono, editor-in-chief of Railway Age“Many Americans have no concept of high-speed rail and fail to see its value. Corridors for the greatest potentialBrightline West and CHSR offer templates for the future expansion of high-speed rail in North America. “Where those conditions apply in Europe and Asia, high-speed rail reduces air’s share of the market from 100% to near zero.
☆ High-speed train from Las Vegas to Los Angeles in the works after Brightline reaches agreement with unions on $10 billion project
  + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Brightline announced a deal with rail unions to build a 218-mile, high-speed line from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. The company plans to connect Las Vegas to Southern California via rail capable of traveling 200 mph. A Las Vegas tourism website estimates that a trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas by car takes an average of four hours, depending on traffic conditions. The rail line is set to run from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, according to the company's website. The press release said the rail line will have stops in Rancho Cucamonga, Apple Valley, and Hesperia, California.
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