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Brightline is giving us a decent high speed rail in Florida, and I’ve heard they’re doing something on the west coast too. I can’t wait for it to be connected s
by Operyl 4y ago
Brightline is giving us a decent high speed rail in Florida, and I’ve heard they’re doing something on the west coast too. I can’t wait for it to be connected state wide, all the Disney trips … heh.
- TylerE 4y agoBeightline travels at the normal federal limit of 79mph. The _lowest_ internationally accepted limit for high speed rail is 125mph. Even if Beightline ever actually upgrades to 110mph that still won’t be real HSR. They also have a real problem with Florida drivers being Florida drivers. True high speed rail is fully grade separated (no road crossings)
- Operyl 4y agoSorry, I thought I put that in quotes when I posted. It’s high speed compared to everything else here, and better than what we had before. That said, this is their plan for the expansion to Orlando: > Brightline will terminate at this station once the 170-mile (270 km) Orlando Extension track is built. Trains will run up to 125 mph (201 km/h) with a travel time of approximately three hours from Orlando's airport to Miami.
- bobthepanda 4y agoDisney specifically said no (so far) because Brightline said yes to Universal.
- Operyl 4y agoYeah, but Brightline will do connections via their own “taxi” service, like they do down here.