Brightline Trains Florida discussion 2025

[pennyk]

From January 2, 2025 forward, please post comments discussing Brightline Trains Florida here. For previous posts regarding Brightline Florida Trains, please refer to this thread, which is currently locked:

https://www.amtraktrains.com/thread...da-discussion-2024.86668/page-16#post-1058394

 

[Qapla]

Just saw this video - clip is at the Brightline part ... and yet, many people want to blame the train

 

[AmtrakBlue]

Another dumb driver
https://www.local10.com/news/local/...train-collides-with-car-in-north-miami-beach/

 

[west point]

Here is a thought. When just FEC how many trains would make the trip Cocoa <> MIA before a grade crossing incident. Now with Brightline what is the number of trains before a grade crossing incident? I have no idea! Could it be the rate of incidences are close to the same per train??? This route is one of a very few any where in the USA where the train rate has increased probably more than 300%. Would be an interesting study by the FRA,

Of course, various study items such as no crossing protection, lights only and now all with gates both 2 gate and 4 gate. Might give regulators insight of motorist behaviors?

 

[joelkfla]

Trains magazine reports that Brightline was awarded a grant of "$33.8 million ... to help cover extending train consists from five to seven cars in two increments during 2025."

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...ceive-federal-grants-for-service-improvements

 

[MARC Rider]

Trains magazine reports that Brightline was awarded a grant of "$33.8 million ... to help cover extending train consists from five to seven cars in two increments during 2025."

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...ceive-federal-grants-for-service-improvements

Oho! We're the private sector, and we're superior to that publicly owned Amtrak because we don't take taxpayer funds that indirectly subsidize our real estate development schemes!

 

[bonzoesc]

I sure am tired of these dang wrapped trains. Changed seats north out of West Palm just so I could get a dot-free view to the west.

 

[joelkfla]

I sure am tired of these dang wrapped trains. Changed seats north out of West Palm just so I could get a dot-free view to the west.

On the Princess Cruises & Kissimmee wraps, Car #4, which was added to the consist, is unwrapped.

On the Orlando Health wrap, they went ahead and wrapped Car #4, too.

I haven't seen the Visit Orlando wrap lately; don't know whether it still exists.

 

[bonzoesc]

Yeah, this was the Kissimmee wrap on
Bright Red; Coach 1 has always been wrapped though.