Brightline and Beyond: Episode 57

Today, we're talking about the most unlikely transit story in recent memory; Brightline. Just how did a private passenger railroad come to be in the United States in the Year of Our Lord 2023? Find out, after The News. Links and stuffs Merch:https://shop.trlpod.com/ Twitter:@TheRedLine_pod YouTube channel:The Red Line Podcast Spotify:The Red Line Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcasters Email:[email protected] Website:https://www.trlpod.com/ Timestamps References & notes [1]Mass Transit: Brightline service between Miami and Orlando opens [2]International Railway Journal: Virgin sues Brightline for $US 251.3m over naming contract [3]Wikipedia: Florida High-Speed Corridor [4]Wikipedia: Brightline [5]Florida YIMBY: Brightline Celebrates Completion Of Construction For Orlando Expansion [6]WESH Channel 2: Timeline: History of Florida's Brightline high-speed train service [7]High Speed Rail Alliance: Brightline Florida: A Model for Fast, Successful Trains [8]WKMG News 6: Timeline: History of Florida's Brightline high-speed train service [9]CNBC: How Brightline is changing passenger rail in the U.S. [10]Railway Age: Keeping Vehicles and People Off Brightline Tracks [11]CBS Miami: Two killed in Brightline train collision in Delray Beach [12]The Palm Beach Post: Virgin Trains no more: Brightline severs ties with Richard Branson empire [13]Wikipedia: Metropolitan statistical area