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‘Brightline’ is All Aboard Florida’s name for high speed rail service
Ah… I think Amtrak did better with “Acela” but I have always been fond of the name “Metroliner”. But “Brightline”? Sounds like something you might here on late night TV… Brightline! Call in the next ten minutes and… Will the new Brightline intercity service be a news feature on ABC’s Nightline?
I don’t know… how about “BrightlinER”, adding an “er” to it, you know like the Electraliners of the North Shore. Brightline just doesn’t sound very much like railroad name, unless its referring to a line going to Brighton, England. Take the Bright Line train to Brighton for a seashore holiday! Call British Rail at…
Whatever happened to talk of getting amtrak on the fec? They seem like complementary services
No matter what it’s called, I will support it as it is much needed and represents the future of transportation here in Florida. Where else, outside of the northeast, will you find hourly train service from 6am to 10pm every day of the year? This is a very big step forward for us here in Florida.
Amtrak on FECR is comatose as far as I know. It will only happen once the federal government gets serious about rail transportation.
I’m looking forward to the day when Brightline expands service here to Tampa and Jacksonville.
As long as they get private financing - and don’t go to the FRA for a $200 million “loan” - I’m good with it.
Strange name. Too close to Brighthouse, the media giant. Are they related?.. No work done yet on the Cocoa end as far as I’ve seen.
Can someone more knowledgeable on this than I am please help me out? 1. I thought the line from Miami to Cocoa was being double-tracked, not having “passing sidings” added. Which is it? 2. How do you run 110mph through all those grade crossings on this line? Close many of them? When I’ve read about the legendary speed runs of the Pennsy T-1’s, I’ve always wondered why one of then didn’t eventually get creamed by a solid tired, chain driven Mack Truck of the day at some remote crossing.
Dear George,
From everything I have read the mainline Cocoa to Miami will be double-tracked (as it once was) except for where there is a big single-track bridge on the route. The FEC has a few of them including movable spans for navigation… think the NEC north of New York City.
As for 110-running, they will run at 79-mph on the south-end where there is a more built up enviroment, but its legal for there to be grade crossings up to 110-mph, as there are several in the Capital District of our fair state, see photo link below:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.834222673290883.1073741880.488709374508883&type=3
Can’t wait! Sounds great! Bring it on!
“Brightliner” I like that. Maybe they’ll use it somehow as a trademark for a subservice of some kind.