[130 MPH] The Brightline Train Is The Fastest Train In Florida!

[130 MPH] The Brightline Train Is The Fastest Train In Florida!
The Brightline train has now made history, as it will begin to travel regularly at 125 mph through its Orlando corridor.

[@BradHines]

My video out now, of the Basecamp Maintenance facility for Brightline: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWSuY5p4iKhkmqM

[@ApkStreetGlide]

I helped build that base camp did some of the dirt work out there

[@BradHines]

@@ApkStreetGlide Well done mate.

[@ncard00]

Can’t wait to see trains running every 30min, between Orlando and Miami, with 10 carriages each, completely sold out, and no congestion on the roads.

[@Distress.]

Uh. Not sure about that, let's wait for ticket prices.

[@zaphod4245]

Unless this footage is just on a test track or something that isn't gonna happen, not going to get 30 min headways on a single track alignment

[@kencampbell589]

@@Distress. I don’t care what it costs I will work overtime just so I don’t have to drive or deal with the traffic. I’m just kidding I care about the price.

[@coolboss999]

Honestly if the pricing is just right, this might be the best thing to happen to Florida in YEARS

[@DJ-bf1xl]

​@@zaphod4245 you could but it would have to be executed very precisely, we have a single track nearby with trains that can run every 30 minutes in one direction, feel with new infrastructure, a system could be designed for it

[@kwlkid85]

Finally catching up to 1970s technology.

[@agentrgwx8529]

…😅

[@crvcrfing]

1964… Shinkansen series 0 was running at 130mph.

[@8bitorgy]

but these are heavier because they carry more cargo

[@zzoidbergz727]

​@@8bitorgy yeah, americans

[@joegrey9807]

You guys should've said. You could've had our 125mph HSTs as we're scrapping them now after nearly half a century of use. *One holds the current diesel world record of 148mph made 36 years ago

[@TheRailwayDrone]

Kinda sad those trains will only do 125mph on such a short 40-mile segment. But hey, progress is progress. Can't wait to see more of these things flying down the railway.

[@apluto12-z3e]

Why is that sad?

[@TheAmericanCatholic]

@@apluto12-z3e because it is preferable for the train to go 130 all throughout Florida.

[@nolantherailfan5048]

This train is gonna go 110mph on the FEC corridor

[@taoliu3949]

​@@nolantherailfan5048 110 on the coast, but the new ROW will be 125.

[@leg690]

@@taoliu3949 110-125 is still a good speed imo, atleast its not under 100

[@jimbo-dev]

To me the most interesting part is that it is diesel powered and as European the track looks quite unique without the overhead wires, but I’m happy to see more trains in any form

[@lmlmd2714]

Given they built a lot of infrastructure to allow this extension, it's kinda weird they didn't save money and time by electrifying it from the outset - but guessing it's just familiarity. The parent company is a freight railroad so guessing they are just sticking with what they know rather than trying to import more advanced practices from Europe or Asia that they might find hard to support locally / in-house on an ongoing basis. Appropriate technology and all that.

[@Wockes]

@@lmlmd2714 Well, electrifying a rail isn't free and USA is all about money. The investors probably didn't agree to the startup costs

[@Neldot]

​@@Wockes But the save in costs with electric engines is humongous. Electric locomotives usually cost 20% less than diesel locomotives, their maintenance costs are 25-35% lower, and cost up to 50% less to run. WIth passengers trains these savings are even better than with freight hauls, because the trains must run even when they're not completely loaded, and the costs are the same. It's really a dumb choice nowadays to use diesel powered passengers trains.

[@VivekPatel-ze6jy]

​@@lmlmd2714 also putting overhead wires through Miami and WPB would upset a lot of nimbys

[@Ergzay]

@@Neldot Less so than in the US where there was until very recently minimum weight restrictions (law changed after Brightline had already started). They need to beef them up with a bunch of extra mass, even if they're electric, which doesn't make them cheaper.

[@timslager5966]

Briteline trained takes off leaving the drone in the dust. Hats off to the engineering department for constructing a trackbed to sustain true high speed train travel 👏 Thanks for sharing 👍

[@pedromorgan99]

that's going to be the undoing is ballast and dynamic loading (will require tamping).. ie speed limit...

[@praneethjayasimha5943]

is it electric or diesel

[@burgerpommes2001]

@@praneethjayasimha5943 Diesel

[@mitzy123]

This isn't high speed.

[@crvcrfing]

@@mitzy123 UIC considers high speed anything that is 200km/h (125mph) or over. Fun fact, first Shinkansen trainset (series 0) was running only at 210km/h which is… 130mph. It was later upgraded to 220km/h (137mph). So brightline *IS* high speed

[@andreasgiannopoulos1204]

And to think British Rail was making 125 in the mid- 70s!!!!!

[@Tonatsi]

And France and Japan doing it even earlier, too

[@burgerpommes2001]

@@Tonatsi Japan yes France just did 200mph in the 80s

[@fermitthekrog6318]

So did the US

[@bartvandenpoel8568]

The Mallard did 125 in 1938. It was a steam engine.

[@crvcrfing]

USA did 152mph with PRR S1 but it was never officially proved… And no, I’m not American. I’m thankfully European.

[@Kapparie]

Only a single track for a main line is very limited regarding capacity of the line and frequency of the trains, besides a 110mph (200Kmph) is a very common speed in many european countries. And this would be the opportunity to go electric (green)...

[@coolboss999]

They are starting with 1 track with the second one expected to be finished later in the year.

[@taoliu3949]

It's only 110 on the coast due to crossings. Those crossings need to be closed/separated if Brightline wants to increase speeds.

[@tylerkriesel8590]

@@taoliu3949 I’m sure the cities and counties can start paying for bridges over them.

[@AlexTraxxas]

The power grid needs a huge upgrade. and at least the diesels would still work if the power grid went out.

[@bluehelmet314]

Apparently it's 100% biodiesel powered, so it's quite green. Certainly greener than say a train running on coal-pówered electricity.

[@qjtvaddict]

Now they need to build a long viaduct over its west palm to Miami segment to eliminate all the crashes and grade crossings

[@GamingRailfanner]

Problem: Cost & Road closures

[@AlexTraxxas]

Yeah no. Too expensive.

[@amtrak_121]

Or, they could just upgrade the crossings

[@EdgyNumber1]

🇬🇧 Greetings from England 👋 Great to see these sets moving so quick in the USA! 👍 The engine sound reminds of the British built class 43 Paxman/Valenta engine HST (Intercity 125) sets, hearing the scream from those turbos. If you guys have ever seen any videos you'll know what I mean. Great to see, and hear, this unit speeding off like that!

[@LiveFromLondon2]

you mean this.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWKsdJaFqpWBoa8

[@emilkarpo]

The Paxman Valenta was a more reliable engine than these Cummins diesels are proving to be especially in long distance continuous running service. A small high revving engine isn't going to be as reliable as a larger slower revving engine when applied to the sort of long distance routes common in the US.

[@mrvwbug4423]

@@emilkarpoThe Cummins engine on the Charger is considerably bigger than the Paxman engines from the HSTs. The Charger uses a 95 liter V16 that revs lower than the HST engine, but produces nearly double the power. The HSTs used a 78 liter engine regardless if they were Paxman or MTU powered. The HST still holds the world speed record for diesel locomotives, but if you removed the limiters on the Chargers they would almost certainly be able to top 150mph.

[@mrvwbug4423]

The sound is actually closer to the MTU powered Class 43s that were used by GWR and LNER, and still used by ScotRail as the MTU powered HSTs are V16s rather than V12s, but the displacement and power are identical.

[@Charger_84]

The sound of those traction motors 😍

[@BradHines]

thats a good thing?

[@Charger_84]

@@BradHines why wouldn't it be?

[@emmanuellegrand3229]

Hey, here in France, i take twice a week TGV INOUI which go as fast as 186 mph, on a great speed line existing since… 1989 !

[@TheRailwayDrone]

I've also been on that train multiple times. Our standards are low here for railways.

[@tonyburzio4107]

But if you want to fly, there's a plane every couple of minutes.

[@peterd788]

BrightLine operates on a standard line it shares with goods services. By 2009 RFF and SNCF, alone were holding 38 billion Euro in debt for building TGV infrastructure which at the time was equivalent to over a quarter of Portugal's national debt.

[@blitzkrieg634]

How bout them taxes tho eh bud?

[@thepuncakian2024]

Speed isn't everything you know, efficiency really is. It would cost a lot more money to electrify that whole line, and really not for that much benefit. What really matters is if it can beat cars and planes, which 125 mph is plenty fast enough to do so. Think about it this way: the Concorde could go over Mach 2, yet today no passenger planes go over Mach 1. Why is that? It's because its unecomical. Flying a plane at Mach 2 expends much more fuel per mile than flying below Mach 1. Therefore, the only place where the Concorde was somewhat economically viable was for wealthy business travelers crossing the Atlantic. Additionally, they couldn't fly over populated areas anyways because of the sonic booms. Very similar situation with Brightline. To electrify the system, ticket prices would need to be higher due to the increased construction costs, making people less likely to use it. The only people that would be using it would be wealthy business travelers, similar to the Concorde. However in Florida, that doesn't really make sense because most of those travelers would be locals and tourists, not wealthy business travelers. Additionally, Florida's climate is a huge factor as well, as the humidity and frequent storms would wreak havoc on the electric infrastructure, driving up the costs even more. Maybe in the future when they've been collecting revenue for decades they might have the funds to electrify the line, but of course you still have the expensive maintenance, so I doubt it. In short, let's not have the perfect be the enemy of the good here.

[@illbehim]

Absolutely Beautiful consist, been wanting to move to Florida for years, this just adds to it.

[@geisaune793]

Love to see it! More trains, less cars, densification, walkability now

[@peterd788]

These are 2 + 4 diesel sets. On June 12 1973 a British Rail InterCity 125 2 + 5 diesel set broke the world speed record for a diesel train at 143.2 mph and 14 years later set the still-standing record for a diesel train, again at 148 mph. These were absolute beasts of diesel trains that started service in 1975 and served for 45 years.

[@mrvwbug4423]

The HSTs are still in service, though only with ScotRail these days. If you removed the limiters from the Chargers they would almost certainly be able to top 150mph. The Chargers get to their normal 125mph service speed a LOT faster than any class 43 could ever dream of though. Though they still can't touch electrics for power, at the end of the day the Charger's electric powered brother, the ACS-64 has double the power output (8600hp vs 4400hp for the most powerful Charger variant)

[@norwegianblue2017]

It is ironic that these trains are manufactured in California, but we don't have anything like this in California. Our pie-in-the-sky "High Speed Rail" is in the middle of nowhere and barely just begun after voters approved in 2008.

[@BradHines]

mhmm

[@bluelambda]

6 million people the in the central valley is not the middle of nowhere

[@PhyllisJerry]

Remarkable that it took Florida East Coast, a small, privately owned regional railroad, less than 5 years to do what the government of the largest state in the union hasn’t been able to do in 20, and probably won’t be able to do for another 20. It’s almost like the private sector… works better?

[@BradHines]

ahaha agreed. What example is there of a government anything, working better than the free market?

[@Victor-tl4dk]

We need one of those in Louisiana! New Orleans to BR is a commute that thousands do every day! A fast train could half or quarter the time!!!

[@anonym0usplatypus]

I'll second this.

[@Distress.]

I actually dream of a gulf cost HSR from Jacksonville to mobile to new Orleans to Houston.

[@jossdeiboss]

The sound at departure is so cool! And the initial acceleration is amazing for being a diesel train!

[@tonyburzio4107]

It's the latest German design.

[@spazzman90]

@@tonyburzio4107 Great so we can count on it breaking down and being generally unreliable inside of 5 years.

[@mrvwbug4423]

@@tonyburzio4107There's an American locomotive that easily matches the Charger's performance. The EMD F125 used by Metrolink in LA is very comparable in performance, to the point where you could split hairs between the two. Siemens has just done a better job selling their locomotives haha. I would also add that the Charger is an exclusively North American design, though it is loosely based on the Vectron and ACS-64 electric locomotives. The Chargers are built in California, and use a Cummins engine, so they're more American than German other than brand name.

[@Taluvian]

Really sad that 130 mph is the fastest train in Florida in 2023... We should be running them at 200+ mph by now.

[@griffinrails]

So much ballast dust lol

[@shawnevans26]

Living in Germany for 1 and a half years I took the train a lot! I’m looking forward to this!!!

[@Perich29]

For Brightline west, they should be breaking ground some time this year between Enterprise NV to Victorville CA.

[@qjtvaddict]

Amtrak should leave Las Vegas to brightline

[@taoliu3949]

Only if they can get the investments. They're still in the same spot as last year, trying to auction bonds.

[@ScottG91]

However it is sad how far behind on infrustructure we are. Europe and Asia have had trains that almost go twice as fast for a long time now

[@nolantherailfan5048]

It's a good start so don't be little us

[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

it's never too early or too late to catch up...

[@mabybee]

Idk why we can’t make a little progress with rail in America without talking about how much better it is in peer countries. We won’t catch up to those countries without progress, there’s no point in bellyaching about how far ahead Europe & Asia are when those steps are being made.

[@mx338]

@@nolantherailfan5048 never insult the ego of US-Americans implying they aren't the greatest, huh?

[@TheLegoMaster261]

It’s really sad that even when we make progress in our country, there are still people like you who cannot be satisfied and continue to insult our country. Ffs

[@caseblaisdale3359]

The sound is amazing.

[@five-o5362]

I love all the bings and boings and flashing lights, it'd be impossible to notice this huge yellow trainset without it.

[@KT-ok5ep]

Beautiful train. Let’s see more of these in the US

[@jdoe836]

Now if we can only get the Federal Railroad Administration to raise the speed limit of 150 mph.

[@petercollingwood4108]

China, Japan and France are laughing. The poor old US. 😂

[@chris52209]

laughing at what? us getting our shit back together and making passenger rail like it used to be and hopefully even better

[@xhaenni]

Brightline really needs 2x 4000 HP Siemens Charger SCB-40 locomotives to go 130 MPH with four carriages? Or is this because it looks better on the video?

[@MrJoeairman2000]

I wonder about that myself.

[@AlexTraxxas]

There are long term plans to extend the trains to 10 cars.

[@openbaarvervoer.6883]

Mooie trein. Goede kleuren.

[@majy1735]

Ja maar nog steeds op diesel en éénsporig. Treinen in de VS zijn echt een ellende.

[@steelman86]

Will it still go that fast with a full consist instead of only 4 cars??? Sure looks pretty! Of course it took california manufacturing to get this done!! BRAVO👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@danieldipalma704]

It's not high speed and it's currently not affordable to most, but it's s start.

[@thepuncakian2024]

To everyone saying how 130 mph isn't fast and Europe has had these speeds for decades, consider this: Speed isn't everything, efficiency really is. It would cost a lot more money to electrify that whole line in order to achieve those higher speeds, and really not for that much benefit. What really matters is if it can beat cars and planes, which 125 mph is plenty fast enough to do so. Think about it this way too: The Concorde could go over Mach 2, yet today no passenger planes go over Mach 1. Why is that? It's because its unecomical. Flying a plane at Mach 2 expends much more fuel per mile than flying below Mach 1. Therefore, the only place where the Concorde was somewhat economically viable was for wealthy business travelers crossing the Atlantic. Additionally, they couldn't fly over populated areas anyways because of the sonic booms. Very similar situation with Brightline. To electrify the system, ticket prices would need to be higher due to the increased construction costs, making people less likely to use it. The only people that would be using it would be wealthy business travelers, similar to the Concorde. However in Florida, that doesn't really make sense because most travelers are locals and tourists, not wealthy business travelers. Additionally, Florida's climate is a huge factor as well, as the humidity and frequent storms would wreak havoc on the electric infrastructure, driving up the costs even more. Maybe in the future when they've been collecting revenue for decades they might have the funds to electrify the line, but of course you still have the expensive maintenance, so I doubt it. In short, let's not have the perfect be the enemy of the good here. It is perfectly fine for its intended purpose.

[@stickynorth]

Would I prefer them to be 200 mph/320 kmh electric trains? Of course! But a fast train is a fast train! America and the world should ALL strive to achieve a 125 mph/200 kmh intercity high speed rail service. If only Amtrak had the $ and the rail capacity... Alas...

[@taoliu3949]

125mph will probably not happen. 110 is much more realistic in the short term due to FRA regulations (grade separation is required to go obove 110mph).

[@TheFarix2723]

That would require a massive capital investment. Something that Amtrak is cut off from due to how it is organized as a government-owned and operated corporation with Congress and states being its only investors. Brightline's advantage is that it can attract investors to fiance the construction of new rail lines.

[@TheFarix2723]

@@taoliu3949 The Coco Beach to Orland segment is entirely grade separated.

[@Victor-tl4dk]

@@taoliu3949 Standard highway speed limit in Poland is 87 mph and in the US most drivers drive at least 80mph on rural highways. So 110mph at tops plus the time of getting to the train station and the perceived high price of the ticket (driving is much more expensive, but drivers only see the gas cost- it ends up usually being 1:1- ie. for every dollar someone pays in gas they pay another in maintenance, depreciation, insurance, etc.) and more "limitations" because we don't have a good transport "network" means 110mph is less than ideal. It's still a great service, but 125mph would make it more "competitive." At 110mph the car is still within "competitive reach," but at 125mph it would be out.

[@AlexTraxxas]

@@taoliu3949 The Solution is to abolish the FRA and real progress can finally be made.

[@Big_Bag_of_Pus]

I'd love to know the average speed in service. I can't imagine it's very high, given the frequency with which I've seen news stories about Florida Man forcing the Brightline to stop by driving past the warning gates and getting hit.

[@michaelyesko7263]

Average speed will be 90.

[@tonyburzio4107]

Orlando to the new city in Cocoa that Brightline is building will be the important section.

[@stevens1041]

Perfect is the enemy of good. A system like this can be built easily and affordably. Sure, some systems can go faster, but they require significantly more advanced engineering, cost significantly more, and as a result, don't get done. I think the Brightline is an amazing achievement, and other regions in the world could learn well from it.

[@tomokokishi3066]

130mph in a diesel is pretty insane tho.

[@notwoke4788]

I believe an IC125 set in UK hit 148mph in 1987? on a test run for upgraded bogies.

[@Userof-d4b]

Indonesia have WHOOSH train 350mph that HIGH SPEED & HIGH TECH train US$15 for 107mile travel America people are welcome to Indonesia to experience WORLD CLASS passenger train

[@dixiedean1955]

We've had high speed diesels in the UK for 40 years that go just as fast

[@BradHines]

oh?

[@dynasty0019]

And we have HSR here in the US that’s faster than anything the UK has for over two decades.

[@princessofthecape2078]

It's a good looking train, too.

[@lsfornells]

If that was a true high speed train, the cars on the motorway would appear stationary. However they just look about the same speed of the train ?

[@damnimloomin]

They should bring back a new keys high speed rail system the building material is much stronger it would probably be able to withstand it and they could probably use a 3rd rail system to quash any complaints of “the electric wires are ugly” since it will mostly be on bridges. Florida is so flat and urban centers are so spread out trains could easily run all over the state and be popular and profitable because they can go so fast

[@brooklynelite5428]

What's gets me is why isn't the brightline electrified is a brand new system it could have been that hard to put in poles with over head wire and maybe the train could top higher speed and quicker acceleration.

[@FOBob-sr1fd]

Florida=Futurama

[@alexandermathar7780]

130 MPH . Not bad for a diesel train.

[@worldofdoom995]

Hope for more train lines connecting Florida for people who don't want to take the highway

[@denysg.8087]

The rest of the wold enjoys electrified trains hi -speed and commuters. You need to push your government and municipalities for rail electrification, we are now in 2023 and not in 1923!

[@Fightclubatgmail]

The rest of the world except for all of north and South America, Africa, Australia and even parts of Europe and Asia. It’s not as standard as you think

[@TheDylanJoyce]

Awwwwww! They're BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@BradHines]

yup

[@norCali36]

Sounds like an acs-64 at high speed on the NEC.

[@Charger_84]

They have the same traction motors

[@True_NOON]

Natural selection , now available at 130 mph delivery

[@danielbarrett1368]

Eventually the line should be extended from Miami all the way up the eastern seaboard to Boston or maine

[@TheMetGuy]

That is a fast train just like the Amtraks on the NEC

[@uhm9355]

in such short time they have managed to become as fast as the UK's rails. the UK is starting to lose its few pros left.

[@alxd5068]

the way american drivers seem to get stuck on crossings so much… i hope it wont become a series of unfortunate events

[@OfficialRailFanTay_Productions]

I caught that when i was headed to the beach, i believe it was on its first run or test run

[@fp3359]

My gosh, the US is lagging 2 generations behind.... Such a pitty. Greetz from 🇳🇱

[@righteousmammon9011]

Florida cannot electrify the railway because of hurricane weather. No need to be rude!

[@amtrakmidwest4830]

18 miles and this would have been the fastest diesel electric locomotive to ever go that fast.

[@andrewjames3908]

The UKs HST used to regularly do 140 when first introduced and still does 125 45 years later

[@andreasgiannopoulos1204]

British Rails HST was making 125 in 1976.....

[@bartvandenpoel8568]

The first TGV prototypes had Diesel gasturbines. They reached 318 km/h - 197 miles/h in 1972.

[@ravenmusic6392]

@@andrewjames3908 The top in service speed of the HST was 148mph I believe, done in 1987 during a record breaking attempt. Now they don't run on the 125 sections except in the midlands, their main job is in the southwest which is limited to 110mph on cross-country's network

[@johnfitzgerald1192]

0:41 Best Scene

[@nxt_tim]

The speed is totally fine, 130 mph ( 200 km/h ) is the speed limit for many high speed trains even in Germany. Problem I see is that the tracks aren't electrified. One of the benefits of trains should be sustainable travel because of electrification, yet with diesel trains at that speed, if the train isn't fully loaded it could have a worse impact on the environment than just having cars. Problems of privatized infrastructure... 😅😅

[@BlakeB415]

These diesel electric engines are more efficient than a single SUV from less than a decade ago. Taking those would be travelers off the road and onto a train that carries more people is better than every one of those people taking their own gas guzzling car instead.

[@BlakeB415]

Electrification would also come down the line. It doesn’t make financial sense in South Florida as we have constant hurricanes and the upfront cost alone to build this was already in the billions. It’s a trade-off you have to make in order to get something.

[@qjtvaddict]

@Viagens nossas good point

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@BlakeB415 still, it's 2023, and running high speed trains on diesel has never been very effective tbh

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@BlakeB415 of course the upfront costs are high, but it pays off over time. Take a guess why some freight railroad in northern Europe has electrified its entire line more than a century ago: because it payed off pretty quick, with trains being more cost efficient etc; And believe me, Europe gets a fair share of hurricanes as well

[@htxmatt1206]

This is rail, done right!

[@mackjsm7105]

150 mph sound so much better...

[@michaelsmiley15]

Brite line west has just broken ground on the la to Vegas extension

[@KJW-Transit]

I've never heard a Siemens charger Engine roar that loud

[@versedbridge4007]

Obviously, no wires in sight sadly. Hope they install OHL equipment

[@tallflguy]

@@versedbridge4007 It’s Florida. Electric is not practical and extremely expensive.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@tallflguy running high speed trains on diesel isn't pracitcal either ...

[@taoliu3949]

​@@EnjoyFirefighting It's not diesel, it's diesel electric. It's essentially an electric motor hooked up to a diesel generator. You get the same traction as an electric loco, but skip the costs of building and maintaining the infrastructure. There's no need to go full electric unless you're need to increase speeds above 130mph.

[@burgerpommes2001]

@@taoliu3949 Almost every diesel train works like this. It is still a diesel train and it is stupid to do this on a brand new Intercity rail line.

[@IndependentLogos]

Finally back to where we were in the 50s...

[@Howrider65]

It's to bad that many towns don't have stations. I still have to drive to Orlando airport from Vero Beach Fl. This train does nothing for us in this area. Even Melbourne does not have a stop but they have an airport that have many flights so that's better than Vero it has Nothing.

[@spazzman90]

Beautiful and fun. For one trip probably. Who is this even for? Even in 2023, rail will not work here because we have these things called planes and cars. More importantly, we have too much distance between places we want to go. This will just end up being an expensive toy for seniors with extra time and who appreciate the slower pace. Goodie for them.

[@righteousmammon9011]

It's already profitable

[@jamarsolomon5012]

Y’all my besties train warriors 💀

[@railroad9000]

Sure kicks up a lot of rock dust! That will change.

[@mistersurogat]

good job

[@BradHines]

Thank you !

[@zaphod4245]

Is this just a test track or something? Or is the actual main line single track? If so then that seems like a huge capacity oversight

[@nolantherailfan5048]

It's an actual mainline

[@leomorris1773]

Yes. For the initial setup the Orlando extension is single tracked. However, the corridor is intended to eventually be double tracked (bridge pillars are oversized to accept new spans later on etc.) The project also included double tracking and upgrades along the sections with Florida East Coast (FEC), so not an oversight, just a cost saving measure until demand warrants the second mainline.

[@leg690]

@@leomorris1773 is it not there already? I see 'sold out' on every line on Brightline Florida anytime I go to their site to see tickets

[@SaishoVibes]

@@leg690 orlando isn't open yet so they are waiting to see how tickets go from orlando down south

[@TheRailwayDrone]

Seems foolish to me. What happens when demand increases before they have built the second track? Seems like there would be delays on that segment.

[@billtr8516]

It Zig/zags thru towns Like Stuart where it divides the town in 1/2 slowing to 30, and wait to see how many people/cars it run over. There should made the run a straight line, Follow the turnpike

[@plonss]

Probably the fastest train in the world on a single track (!).

[@tomokokishi3066]

And it's not electric. Wild

[@jzero4813]

No way. American rail technology is decades behind the times. Europe has lots of single track high speed rail that runs at 300+km/h, over 50% faster than this cute little thing.

[@xinshu4141]

Why not use electric drive? Why not dual tracks?

[@AlexTraxxas]

Because electric sucks.

[@versedbridge4007]

@@AlexTraxxas You work in the oil biz?

[@chris52209]

​@@AlexTraxxas electric cars suck not electric trains and the reason why brightline isnt electric is cause its in florida you know the state with hurricanes

[@JuanPerez-il9ou]

Are happy for 130 for a test run ? In Europe is 186 comercial and 300 in a test run!!

[@dgattenb]

single track ??

[@BSnicks]

Why is there only single tracks? They couldn't afford the dual track?

[@phatmeow7764]

rather than trying to build the infrastructure for millions and possibly billions of BEVs (with huge batt packs with minerals mined from the ground) in the future this is what makes far more sense! fast electrified mass transit systems!

[@thebops4180]

Hopefully NO railway crossings!

[@michaelcurrie6008]

Henry flagger would have never went 2orlandofordinner

[@joliettraveler]

The Milwaukee Road between Milwaukee and Chicago would hit 125 mph in the 1950s. This is NOT a big deal.

[@chris52209]

this is a pretty big deal considering how bad passenger rail has been for so long

[@joliettraveler]

Hopefully this line won't get ruined by rail unions. I speak as a former member of various rail unions.

[@peterdavidson3268]

Is the line this new service runs on grade separated - more importantly, has the line been modified to eliminate all interactions with road highways - I doubt it very much - call me a cynic but in the absence of this latter crucial safety feature, I don't think it will be too long before the first fatal collision between a Brightline service operating at higher speeds and an impatient/devoid of brains motorist/truck driver, who thinks the rules don't apply to them, occurs?

[@miltonmatthews2138]

Hell, a lot of people go faster than 130 mph on the freeways.

[@BradHines]

haha touche

[@JaiD0427]

That’s really good speed 👍

[@qjtvaddict]

You mean the only intercity line outside of the NEC that is worth using by normies

[@IndianRailwaysjourneys]

Nice video..!

[@MrJoeairman2000]

I like this train.😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5W3kmdra7KCj7M

[@BradHines]

Thanks!

[@franciscoapr5007]

I can understand why you in the US are reluctant to use catenary railway systems, I think it is far more expensive and besides you have enough oil to "feed" these locomotives, however why not implement hybrid systems in which batteries can partially be recharged at stations or when decelerating and braking?. It would be more efficient and sustanaible from my point of view

[@qjtvaddict]

We are using batteries on some suburban services in Chicago soon

[@taoliu3949]

Because batteries are heavier than a diesel generator. There is no benefit to use a battery electric locomotive over diesel-electric. The only reason to put a battery on a train is if it's electric to begin with and you're trying to extend its range without building out the infrastructure. Florida has zero electrification.

[@everythinghondapro5548]

How are they going to run We just one track

[@richardbradley2335]

Lego inspired design !

[@alexander1485]

I feel like im going 130 on a 15,000 ton, 2 mile long train going 60 mph

[@lucasvargas8561]

estas locomotoras son solo diesel?

[@arghagayen420]

Why not electric?

[@voidjavelin23]

The cost is absolute jaw dropping

[@stomil]

Wouldn't make sense to electrify this rail?

[@taoliu3949]

No. Electrification is only useful if you're trying to leverage the advantages of EMUs or Electric Locos. Diesel-Electric is sufficient to meet Brightlines needs.

[@TheFarix2723]

No, it would require a time consuming locomotive switch as the train pass between the FEC segment and the Orlando segment. Double that time since there is a locomotive at each end.

[@fiveinitaly]

Nice video amico 👍👍👍👍👍

[@portcybertryx222]

For a diesel locomotive it’s impressive. Now if only they could electrify

[@beavermuffin]

They could’ve but that costs money. 💰 Maybe in the future, they have space for it on the tracks from looks of it.

[@chris52209]

probably not gonna happen since its in florida and florida means hurricanes

[@ViperWasTaken]

Would it be cool, if they added this in TSW2?

[@caesar7734]

Will the line be electrified?

[@carlsmith5545]

130 mph? Not bad. Now make it a bullet reaching speeds of 200 plus mph making it the fastest train in America, if you can do it before California finishes their highspeed rail project. Also the nose should be longer and sleek, slicing through the air with ease.

[@ADITYA3GAME]

So, is it running on diesel?

[@blitzkrieg634]

Bro didn't watch the damn video?