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'Something Is Very Wrong' With Florida's High-Speed Train

The Brightline 'keeps hitting people,' writes Kaitlyn Tiffany at the Atlantic

(Newser) - The Brightline—Florida's flashy, high-speed rail line linking Miami and Orlando—is without a doubt a "beautiful train," writes Kaitlyn Tiffany at the Atlantic . Her in-depth look, however, is not about aesthetics but about a rather alarming Brightline trait: "it keeps hitting people." Since it...

Privately Owned Rail Line Begins Key Test in Florida

Brightline launching high-speed service between Miami and Orlando

(Newser) - The first big test of whether a privately owned high-speed passenger train service can prosper in the United States will launch Friday when Florida's Brightline begins running trains between Miami and Orlando that reach speeds of 125mph. It's a $5 billion bet that Brightline's owner, Fortress Investment...

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