Is America's Best Train Brightline Worth The Price? 

It’s super good?

It’s super good!

Eric Struck I dare you to do Brightline vs Amtrak next Saturday ❤

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@@ericstrukwhy did you repost it’s super good twice

I travelled both places, but affter going to China, I found Japan is still like a tiny boy. China's high speed railway total mileage is almost 70% of the world. it's average speed is about 350 km/hour. You can travel 1500 km distance in 8 hours, including the wait time. Japan doesn't have that long distance for you to enjoy the travel. The only thing I agree is that US is still in cave age, all the infrastructure is too outdated, especially the public trans.

Came here to say the same thing. It's sad to see train travel in the U.S. is so tragic. I've taken Amtrak my whole life and it's just getting worse. I visited Japan in January 2023 and the shinkansen 🚄🚅 felt like I was living in the future.

And brightline is private funded...not govt funded / tax payer dollars

@@guyz7777 The Shinkansen in Japan is also privately funded

@@wellplayed3938 in china, you can make food order online and its deliver to you on the next station, if time allow.

Amtrak tried this, but the unions shot it down.

Convenance? You’ lucky SNCF was working the day you went! There’s a good chance that they would be on Strike! I live in France and there’s ZERO train service to my village and I like many others who live here never take the train! It’s much to expensive, slow , unreliable, and it’s cheaper and much quicker to fly! Unless you live in a huge city in France there’s no fast train service!

@@werewolflover8636I'm assuming that there's also zero air service to your village as well then. But you make a good point - if you're in a smaller town your options are much more limited than in a larger area. Still... have you tried taking the train in the US? As for your other point, flights are always going to be faster. But airports are usually outside of city centre, so for a tourist, getting to the airport can be a hassle, especially when visiting multiple cities. There's a lot of security to go through. And you have bags to check etc. The time you save going through the air can be eaten up by waiting (which is why a guy like Erik is smart to invest in something that gives him lounge access). Is it cheaper? Maybe it is for you, but even EasyJet started getting to around €100pp, while I could travel "premiere" class on a train for around half that pp. I might have lost some time, but I did end up saving money. Finally, I know that France is starting to crack down on short haul domestic flights. I am curious as to how that will end up affecting you.

@@LTNetjakGood points, especially regarding the political structure.

Actually opened yesterday but ye

YES! Wait a year to review this train. See if any of those waiting areas have anyone sitting there and all that food? Give it a year.

@@Patrick-yh5yd it will probably stay the same but that sounds cool

Well, on Brightline. Amtrak has just had a few major setbacks. Multi-Billion dollar setbacks.

Well America has guns 😅

@@ericstrukwell america Is guns😅

America has always had guns, and only after 9/11 security checkpoints.

If you just focus on the lowest possible travel time, which is what I prefer, people don’t care as much about service.

Well your 1st class experience depends on which opperator you take in the uk. LNER/Avanti/GWR all offer lounges to there first class customers at most stations but no where near as good as Brightline Lounge's. I know for sure LNER offer a 3 course meal on the train if you're on for long enough. Not too sure about the others. But you're right with most first classes experience they are terrible. Mainly because they are commuter trains designed for shortish travel to get large amounts of people in/out the local city.

@@jackgoldbridge3403Free booze in an unstaffed UK train lounge would be interesting.

@@jackgoldbridge3403what’s bonkers is every UK TOC is technically privately owned and none of them have bothered to get anywhere close to this experience, the UK rail service is a disgrace.

@@ncard00 I care about service

Your bang on there

Yeah I had to walk in the scorching heat 😂

The station is designed to accommodate a pedestrian bridge to the mall property. Coordination between Brightline, FDOT, and mall ownership is ongoing. The station is built to accommodate TriRail commuter trains as well.

@@ericstruk Wow, BL advertises "Now available: roundtrip shuttle service in Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami." Yes, the heat/real feel in FL has been unreal this summer.

@@ericstruk Maybe I’m wrong, but I think I saw another videos other RU-vidrs taking the brightline shuttle which looks like a minivan on the return back to the Aventura station from the mall also. I think I saw this into three separate videos.

Maybe you need to check into this, definitely avoid the heat

No subsidy, and Brightline is running an operational profit.

The Airo is starting out with a $2 Billion loss because they forgot to check if the new cars fit in the maintenance bays. They do not.

How long does it take to drive?

@@akivaplutno For me, it's about 2.5-3 hours from my house to Disney property.

blud really likes gummy bears 😂

Thank you for being here I appreciate you!!

Imagine 💀

Yes. You select your own seat on the app, and it shows you which way it faces.

Tampa first, then Jacksonville. Atlanta perhaps.

You mean all of them

I’ve been there before 😂

I’m taking the German rail and they’ve often come punctual

I read the ad. It looks fun serving hot chocolate, and singing waitresses, I believe.

Going from Orlando to Miami is easier if you enjoy driving, but for some people it’s stressful on the toll road and other people have poor vision or they’re taking medication.

Again I say, there are millions of Americans that cannot drive.

@@avagd6293 Again I will say - this type of train travel will not work. It is a mind set.

You are correct. Brightline is considered a lure to rent their buildings around the stations. Since Fortress (Abu Dhabi Retirement Fund) pays the bonds that built the railroad out of rent on their buildings, all Brightline has to do is not make an operational loss. They are running a substantial operational profit.

Maybe it’s easier for filming

Daddy 😂💀

tf

Same