The leader in documenting Brightline's Florida passenger rail construction. Also extensive coverage of the Florida East Coast Railway and the fecNtrak modular layout, but also covering railroads across the USA and even around the world. KiwiRail and Auckland Transport in New Zealand are also a specialty. Occasional Walt Disney World, baseball, and other oddball videos I make are added as well.
Yesterday I rode Brightline from MCO to Aventura. What a great experience! Big question: I read that each SCB-40 locomotive can carry 1600 gal of diesel. I could not find MPG or maximum range. What is the max range on these in the Orlando configuration (two Siemens Chargers + 4 passenger cars)?
Right now the trains can make at least two round trips a day between Orlando and Miami without having to refill since that is what each train does daily. Not sure if it could actually be 3-4 round trips or not since they get topped up nightly.
It amazes me that our govt. cannot do something like this by itself...It takes a private company to do this, although they do have partial funding from the govt. Our govt. can't get out of its' own way , sometimes.
Glenwood Canyon is one of the most beautiful places in the US. I want my ashes scattered there when my time is up . Excellent video, such a scenic route. That's what I call a serious train, I didn't even try to count all the cars. Guessing around 120-150 ??? Thanks for sharing this video.🚂🚃🚃🚃
6:00 9:22 What a stunningly beautiful landscape. Thanks for sharing! Does anyone know the purpose of having a single hopper car placed at the front and rear of the tankers?
Regulations require railroads to have a buffer car between the locomotives and tank cars as a level of protection for the engine crews should something go wrong. They are typically loaded with sand, rock, etc so they can be considered loaded for train composition and protective purposes but they aren’t revenue loads.
I've never pulled off of 72 to go up to the overlook of Big 10. Too eager to get up to east portal. But next trip out I guess I need to make time to do it. Great video!
Super great drone video. I live in Boulder, and know this area well from a ground level. Cool to wee it from above. The U at hwy. 72 is one of the easiest accessible in the Colorado front range,
I love this! I happen to go to this area when I first moved to Denver just exploring and following the tracks out of Denver west. I usually do not catch trains in that area. I have better luck between Denver and the Springs on the consolidated line.
I love these wraps. It makes each train on Brightline’s system unique! As long as they stop wrapping the windows like the Palm Beaches wrap here I love it.
I've only ever seen a view from VRF railcam. This footage of the area was just EPIC. The storm at start just added more. Thank you from an Australian rail fan.
List of my favorite ad wrap coaches from Brightline: 1. Vist Orlando 2. The Island of Bahamas 3. Princess Cruise 4. Cunard 5. Discover the Palm Beaches 2024
Since the trains are semi-permanently coupled, they don’t do one-off unusual consists in revenue service. Yes, there have been differences in trains back during testing for various reasons but nothing since service to Orlando began.
Not a RXR related question, couldn't help but notice the bright red foliage occasionally. What kind of tree is that? Long time and loyal subscriber from Wyoming, Thank You.
Not sure, might be a Cypress that's dying. They turn red around December before going dormant grey for winter. The smaller one's have more color than the full grown.
No real increases in speed other than not having to slow down for some curves anymore with them now being broadened. Number of trains is dictated by how much business they have.
Glad to see the later Wraps have he windws, not Wapped, as had to 😊see through the full wraps, headaches to, trying to see thru the Dots., when will, the added Rail Cars be delivered to Brightline.
Good looking - and presumably - running trains. Excellent capture, and thank you for keeping the real sound. Curious, classically, freight is very hard on rails, and don’t share track with passenger, particularly fast passenger - what speeds were you recording ? How is it going to work with Brightline sharing rail time with FEC to keep the rails and bed to spec for the high speed rail ? And for scheduling purposes, are the freights routed to the other side, in order for the fast passenger to pass ? I remember many trips on Amtrak back in the day, when the train crept along and the conductor announced “we’re behind a ________ freight” and looking at the schedule as we arrived ever later at each subsequent station.
Some of those trains were going 110mph. There are maintenance crews out most nights maintaining the tracks so freight and passenger can use both tracks and there are contractual obligations for FEC to keep it maintained that way. The upgrades were designed with crossovers every 8-10 miles so it's easy for Brightline to zig and zag around freight as necessary.
Always enjoy watching your videos. In the video, you talk about not being able to use your drone near the airport. How far away do you have to be to use a drone?
