The past, present and future of Florida’s High Speed Train - Brightline

Join me on a journey through Florida's high-speed rail system, from its inception in the 1980s, the controversial cancellation, to the present and future of the Brightline train.
As a Miami resident, I share my personal experience with the Brightline train and why it's a game-changer for Florida's transportation system. Come along and explore the past, present, and future of high-speed rail in Florida.
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[davidjackson]

The video was a nice overview with a minor oversight. The station map was missing Aventura and Boca Raton. Looking forward to perhaps an update when Orlando opens before July 1st.

[rwdavidoff]

It's always struck me that the $2.4b grant which was awarded for Obama's HSR plans to Florida was basically as much as Brightline has spent to date so far, and that the service Brightline is running is in many way the one Scott cancelled. If it'd just been allowed to continue without making political stunts over it, it (like similar GOP-cancelled trains in Ohio and Wisconsin) would have already been running similar (and likely popular and successful) services possibly as much as 5-6 years ago.

[DSAhmed]

2 billion dollars is the annual police budget of Chicago. Its both "a lot" and "not a lot" of money, depending on context. For this project, its not a lot. High speed rail may never get off the ground in most of America due to our extreme car dependance. You get to your destination car free, now you have no car, so you'll either be stranded or spend a ton on taxis, so it will cost more and be inconvenient. I'd like to see high speed rail everywhere, but until our cities aren't so car dependent without any viable public transpiration, then high speed rail won't be viable.

[TohaBgood]

Brightline has nothing to do with High Speed Rail. The current line has a top speed of 79 mph and an average schedule speed of 54 mph. That's not HSR by any measure. The Siemens trains they use are identical to Amtrak's new rolling stock. They use the same Siemens Venture cars and the same Siemens Charger locomotives (with plastic aero nose cone). These trains top out at 125 mph, but Brightline has never run a train at that speed in operation.

Brightline's extension is a hair faster with some 110 mph track and 20 miles of 125 mph track. The 125 mph track will be less than 8.5 % of the total route when it's completed.

That, however, is still not High Speed Rail. According to the international standard HSR starts at 125 mph sustained for upgraded track and 150 mph for new track. No section of Brightline fits that standard. It's just conventional intercity rail. It's a nice subsidized service, but it is not HSR in any way, shape, or form. Just a nice regular train.

[azpro]

Brightline is NOT high speed rail at 125 MPH. HSR is 186 MPH (300KPH) or more. Please get you facts straight!