Brightline Construction: Orlando Line Along State Road 528 - May 2021

[@pirazel7858]

For some reason I follow the construction of a railway line in Florida, despite living in Germany and having the Stuttgart 21 project close by.

[@RoamingRailfan]

Thanks for watching!

[@avmz111]

You are not the only one ;-).

[@georgobergfell]

Same here lol! Perhaps we are just as excited that the US finally makes some progress in passenger rail after so many decades

[@oskarpurkiss1638]

Me too! But from Belgium 😀

[@thomaswilson3437]

For our European friends, we in the states do not consider a drive from Orlando to Miami to be particularly long. That's about 250 miles, or 400 KM. Farther than from Brussels to Paris. I only mention this because Europeans (I lived and worked in Europe for a decade) tend to underestimate distances in the States. These distances is one reason why passenger rail in the States has never made money, even during the golden age of rail (railways made money on freight, which made up for the loss of revenue moving passengers). I hope Brightline can change this paradigm. BTW I drive 528 and 520 about twice a month, and it's been fun to watch the work.

[@az2fladude]

I work for the company installing the retaining walls for the main stretch from 520 to where 407 splits off of 528. It’s really cool seeing the interest in our work!

[@RoamingRailfan]

You’re doing great work!!

[@az2fladude]

@@RoamingRailfan Thanks! We are one of 3 major companies in Florida specialized in that type of work. Brightline is one of our more unique projects we have been apart of.

[@Jasper-gj7zi]

Yes that's the one I was talking about thank you we are working very hard to get through this Wetland area it's been a very trying time to get through there great work keep up the good job your railfan

[@cheersgxp2466]

Another great job. Thanks

[@mcarp555]

I used to live in Cocoa, right around this area. It's amazing to see all this happening.

[@MrCameronsterling]

Wooooo another video update 👏

[@jamesrobinson4769]

Brightline train go to Orlando I can't wait I'm excited

[@J3scribe]

The stretch between the St. John's River and I95 has some catching up to do.

[@TheDaf95xf]

Great video buddy 👍🏻 Hopefully when this line eventually opens you’ll see how good high speed rail is and more will get built in the US 🇺🇸 Take and thanks Stevie 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@railwatchers453]

Awesome as always! Keep it up!

[@anzakson]

Great video, as usual, @Roaming Railfan. Thanks a lot for your efforts and sharing it with us. Curious though, where did you get the awesome music?

[@RoamingRailfan]

Its all from the KZbin audio library that's available to creators

[@oskarpurkiss1638]

Exciting construction 🤠😁

[@davidyoung5114]

Where you noted that the eastern and western portions of construction meet (7:10), would that be where a ceremony will take place to officially open the new project, or would that happen in a more populated area?

[@RoamingRailfan]

I have no idea

[@davidyoung5114]

@@RoamingRailfan Just wondering! I'm sure they'll have a 'Golden Spike'-type ceremony somewhere. I'm looking forward to your coverage of the event.

[@robpetersen6584]

Great video, one point of clarification though. What you are calling "Headers" are actually "Abutments", the first couple of times I heard you say it, I wasn't sure what you were talking about. Bridges are supported by abutments at the ends and piers in between. Keep up the good work, I'll have to look up some of your other videos.

[@RoamingRailfan]

Thanks for watching. The information I have been told and read call the concrete that is poured around the top of the pilings that the bridge beams sit on the headers, which is why I have used that term.

[@robpetersen6584]

@@RoamingRailfan Interesting I've been a frustrated bridge engineer for about 40 years and never heard the term before. Before I commented, I even did a Google search for the term just to be sure I wasn't missing something and came up empty. Perhaps it's a term the contractor uses. Whatever, I've been checking out some your other videos and you do a great job. I'll have to start following you.

[@RoamingRailfan]

I appreciate your insight, it must be an internal term then.

[@jandetrains]

Great update! Can you do a fly by of Pineda South to Melbourne soon?

[@RoamingRailfan]

Here are a couple of my recent videos on that area: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmPTi4qpeNCUjLM kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYmlm4iVjrqWjsU

[@GovernmentOfLocany]

Any noteworthy speed restrictions on the new route? Some of those curves look pretty sharp for a mainline.

[@RoamingRailfan]

Other than the curves onto the east/west alignment in Cocoa and at the airport it should be full speed in between.

[@william9835]

Except your text covers a large portion of what you’re discussing. Maybe a smaller font would work. But love your updates. Thank you!

[@RoamingRailfan]

If you are talking about the closed captions, those are done by KZbin and I have no control over their size or placement.

[@william9835]

Well you do a great job and I enjoy your updates very much. Keep them coming and thanks for the clarification. I was watching on my television and it covered a lot of the screen. Watching it on my IPhone it looks great. Thanks again.

[@andrewreynolds4949]

Wow, these must be a lot of work. Do you film all this in your free time?

[@RoamingRailfan]

Yes, this takes up all of my free time.

[@cheersgxp2466]

@@RoamingRailfan and a lot of SunPass 😁

[@andrewreynolds4949]

@@RoamingRailfan Kudos, they're really well made!

[@edisonz2006]

Econlockhatchee River? That's a long name LMAO.

[@RoamingRailfan]

Its a Native American name

[@edisonz2006]

@@RoamingRailfan Yep I‘ve guessed that.

[@FrancoisGreen]

Folks in Central Florida often refer to it as "The Econ".

[@AML2000]

There's a lake nearby called Tohopikaliga.