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depends on the lines too though that said i dont know if they are planning to have dedicated rails but if amtrak acela is anything to go by, the locomotive is not the problem, the service needs to be consistently fast or the locomotives potential is wasted

It certainly seems that the passenger numbers are low. But that being said, this was an early morning service in the opposite direction of what would be normal commuter traffic, so my bet is that later trains are more populated.

I've been on packed Brightline trains before. All depends on the time of day. Not to mention they just re-opened a few months ago.

High gas prices will remedy that 😂

@@AC-ir3od It already started

Just wait until they build this to Orlando, it’s going to be full of travelers

When I was Visiting Australia a few years back, I really only got to see the rail network around Sydney, which looked to be comprehensive enough, but I'm sure that once you leave the city center, things start to get weird.

@@LonestarTrips Sydney rail is good for what it covers. Our interstate and regional is where it falls down unfortunately. Long distance rail travel is not something that is a big option. Rail services in NSW were replaced with bus services around 30 years ago for a number of reasons but in my opinion, there really is no substitute for a rail journey through the country.

@duff Different states have different gauges right?

@@badgerattoadhall yep, although there are also mixed gauges in each state just to confuse the whole thing.

@Lew Rod, that's just a bunch of fat shaming bullshit.

like the locomotive+trainset? or something else?

Travelling for fun is always a good time, and Brightline is absolutely the place to start!

I haven't had the opportunity to visit Japan (yet), but I'll be sure to check out Kyoto Station when I go!

I hope they do! I think Brightline west will be the first real test of their high speed capabilities, and hopefully they'll look to expand from there.

Nah. Doubt it, no point. Brightline I think will stay exclusive to Florida. NYC and Chicago are already connected by Amtrak.

@@MTANewYorkCityTransitFilms Amtrak is garbage and an embarrassment ….if not for the government money Amtrak would’ve been out of business long ago.

@@AC-ir3od okay but I didn’t say Amtrak is great. I said that nyc and chi are already connected by train so there’s no reason for brightline there

@@AC-ir3od In all fairness, Brightline would be gone in a jiffy too without subsidies. The only reason they exist is because the state of Florida decided to give them very preferential land deals in addition to all the state and Federal subsidies they are constantly receiving. A subsidy is still a subsidy even if you try to hide it in a land deal. Let's not delude ourselves about transportation infrastructure. It is virtually never "profitable" in the traditional sense. Highways aren't profitable. Airlines are only profitable because we pay for everything for them including airports and air traffic control. What transportation infrastructure is supposed to do is to foster economic development in adjacent economies. You can then capture that "profit" via local taxes specific to the transportation corridor. This is how all transportation infrastructure is monetized everywhere and it works surprisingly well.

I had heard something about that, but I was unaware it was being pushed back to next year. Unfortunate we’ll have to wait until 2023 for construction to begin, but at least we’ll have the Orlando expansion to tide us over until then!

I am concerned about that too. I read that there will be parking passes but know nothing about the cost or how secure the parking lot is.

Me too!

I would love to see this train go all over the country. See this go to Pensecola, New Orleans, Alabama.

Yes. I want to take this train from Orlando to Miami. Take my niece to the Zoo Miami. How we get there sounds like it takes a long time train and bus. Uber sounds super expensive. I heard there are 🚎 but can't find any with info on going to the zoo. We have to do better with mass transit.

@@amsunshine0 Thats amtrak

@@amsunshine0 The train service must also adopt ev rentals, or very low cost ice rentals. but even then, the question is, why would a person take a train only to then rent a car and needless the say the hassle in returning it. Like LA its the end destination thats the problem, you still need a car to get about, UNLIKE NY whos vast train infrastructure see's to stations but a short walk from ones destination.

Ha, each of Brightline’s trains are named after a color, like BrightPink, BrightBlue, BrightGreen, etc. They also have a few duplicates now BrightBlue 2 and BrightGreen 2, although I think the whole fleet will have duplicates with their new set of 5 trains.

I think taking a bus from the zoo to the Dadeland metro station, and then take the train from there is the cheapest method, fastest I would assume is driving/getting a cab or Uber, but that won’t be cheap.

Haha nice catch. I was chatting with the car attendant about what I was doing and why I was filming.

@@LonestarTrips I wish we had more passenger trains like this

@@nolantherailfan5048 Agreed 110%. It’s a shame that there aren’t more privately funded railways in the US. That being said, Brightline has shown that it’s more than possible, sho hopefully more will come in the future.

@@LonestarTrips I hope brightline expands all over Florida from places line Pensacola Tampa or jacksonville

@@nolantherailfan5048 From what I understand, that's the plan. I think Tampa is next on the agenda, followed by Jacksonville. They're also looking into a high speed line from Las Vegas to LA, but I haven't heard anything about it as of late, likely due to all focus being on the Orlando expansion.

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@@LonestarTrips thank you!

Lol, the San Joaquins literally uses the exact same equipment, the same Siemens Charger locomotives and now the same Venture cars. It also has the exact same average and top speeds, but it's more popular with riders and serves more stations. Amtrak is now buying the same Siemens equipment for most of the rest of the intercity routes too.

In all honesty, I’m not sure. Brightline is a privately owned and operated company, so the majority of their funding comes through private investors and revenue from service, however it’s possible the government provides some form of funding as well.

This video is over a year old. A lot of things have changed since then.

That's hardly the right way to look at it. People need to stop going around crossing barriers. The train is fine, but the people breaking the law to save a few seconds are not.

@@LonestarTrips Trains on the East Coast have a warning system to prevent those things. Just saying.

@@ThePrissy11 Where and what systems? I would love to see what implementation has been used. I would assume that, at least in Brightline's case, the trains are moving too fast for such a system to be practical, but if something exists that could be added to the railway to increase safety, I would love to hear about it.

@@LonestarTrips I think it’s called “Positive Train Control” which was mandated to be installed on trains to avoid accidents. Look it up.

@@ThePrissy11 Positive train control (PTC) is designed to prevent _train-to-train_ collisions, not train-car or train-pedestrian collisions. Additionally, PTC is active on 57,536 miles of railway across the US, including on Brightline. Unfortunately, people's actions are just too unpredictable and sudden to create an effective system of stopping trains before accidents. Plus the size and speed of trains makes it almost impossible to stop them before an accident occurs.

Well that’s a shame. :(

Rude

Talking without a clue.. The only ✈ fares cheaper are Spirit/Frontier (sometimes American). Did you factor in carry on fee? What if you have a checked bag? What if you have both? Got a bike with you? I can take these items myself onto the train. So while you're arriving at the airport (which isn't at city center), 60 minutes early before the flight (vs 5 min 🚆), only to be crammed in TINY seats (✈17" wide vs 🚆19" wide & FAR more legroom), then to be dropped off OUTSIDE the city center, I'll take Brightline, while using Wifi the entire time and looking out the window. Cruising up to speeds of 125 MPH..

It's certainly pricy, but same day travel for $100 is WAY cheaper than any flight between Miami and Orlando. I had the misfortune of having a train cancelled between West Palm Beach and Orlando, and thus had to make same day accommodations between the two cities to ensure I made my connections, and tickets were almost $200. I would have loved the option to travel by train for $100 to Orlando, and seeing as ticket prices don't fluctuate with respect to departure date nearly as much as airfare does, it's a super sensible option for same day trips. Plus it's way more comfortable to travel on Brightline.

@@Ven100 So stop the bull about global warming, when is this expensive to keep many cars off the road

@@Carlossantos-wg8rs Again, talking without a clue.. I didn't mention anything about environmental impact but since you stepped in it, yes the train (even diesel) is far better than either ✈ or 🚘. I didn't mention your travel cost to the airport to destination either. Brightline offers Brightline+ for pickup/dropoff within 5 miles (currently free - we'll see when Orlando opens). In fact, on my most recent trip Brightline (they remembered me from a previous trip 😎) even dropped me off at my destination 15 MILES away! Even if you take Brightline+ out of equation and just compare Uber costs, the centralized location of a station vs airport gives average to the 🚆. Lonestar is right about same day travel but I was at least comparing Frontier/Spirit booking a few days early. You STILL need to add carry-on/checked 🧳 fees. Even then, the experience between the two is NOWHERE close..

@@Ven100 I'm talking not you environmental people that complain about climate, but don't make transportation affordable

What?

@@LonestarTrips Gov. Rick Scott and his wife had an enormous, hidden financial stake in a Chinese railway company that supplies components to the U.S. contractor building Brightline passenger trains for All Aboard Florida, a venture the governor strongly backed.

@@LonestarTrips Same thing with Elon Musk.... The Chinese designed the Tesla's autopilot and FSD source code and not to mention Tesla, SpaceX, Solar city are all Chinese rebranded technology incase you didn't know.

​@@alphaomega1969 Okay, but China didn't fund the project. From the article you directly quoted from, it sounds like Gov. Scott used the creation of Brightline and the selection of Siemens for personal monetary gain through his at-the-time 50-50 ownership of CSP Victall, which provides parts to Siemens for the trains. Additionally, from what it sounds like in the same article, the partnership was announced after Siemens was selected as the manufacturer. The only real shady thing that occurred was that Gov. Scott knew that he was a majority shareholder in CSP, even though it was a part of a blind trust, and either made the partnership happen, or told someone else to do so, which would result in CSP supplying parts for Siemens. The company was then sold, which netted Scott a lot of money, but none of it was put towards Brightline. Also, in response to your other comment, it sounds like the Chinese company stole Tesla's autopilot and FSD source code, which was given to them by a former Tesla employee, not the other way around. As far as the rebranded Chinese tech, if the private world is anything like the military world, then China would have stolen Tesla, SpaceX and Solar City designs, and rebranded them.

@@LonestarTrips Concerning brightline the US dont have the capital to fund the project, to simply put it. Why do you think every entrepreneurs rush to China to get their dream come true? The Chinese government gave a loan to Elon Musk because he could not afford autonomous machinery to build the Tesla cars. Please do your own research instead of blindly believing the news. 95% of Tesla part and component are made in china, electric motor, battery.... Elon Musk thought the FSD software he bought from the Chinese engineer for $10,000 was for all car but found out it was for each car lol Chinese supplier sell the FSD source code for $10,000 and thats why Tesla charge $15,000