On their website, total traffic is 50 million, of which Brightline only anticipates about 9 million riders annually. Their pricing is expected to be over $100

On their website, total traffic is 50 million, of which Brightline only anticipates about 9 million riders annually. Their pricing is expected to be over $100 a person one-way: https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/ticket-prices-leaked-high-speed-rail-california-20059294.php https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/ticket-prices-leaked-h... So this puts it at pretty low ridership and much higher ticket prices than equivalent lines around the world. (I'm very supportive of the project! It's just worth being realistic about the economics here. My understanding of Germany's high speed network is that it is pretty comparable to the Acela - high speed in certain corridors, reasonably affordable, and dense population along the corridors. Which is pretty realistic goal for parts of the US. But often we compare to France's network which really outperforms nearly every other country outside of Japan.