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Brightline (reporting mark BLFX) is an intercity rail route in the United States that runs between Miami and Orlando, Florida. Part of the route runs on track owned and shared by the Florida East Coast Railway. Brightline is the only privately owned and operated intercity passenger railroad in the United States.
Brightline's parent company, Fortress Investment Group, is $4.9 billion in debt, which it has been refinancing to lower borrowing costs. ... Brightline: Projects fewer passengers in 2024 based on 2023
In some countries, the railway operating bodies are not companies, but are government departments or authorities. Particularly in many European countries beginning in the late-1980s, with privatizations and the separation of the track ownership and management from running the trains, there are now many track-only companies and train-only companies.
Brightline, a private company, began South Florida service in 2018 with stations in downtown Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Stations in Aventura and Boca Raton opened in December 2022.
The station would be located just south of the Cocoa Curve, where Brightline's Orlando Line along State Road 528 merges with the Florida East Coast Railway main line. The station will be located on property already owned by Brightline, on the south side of the interchange between U.S. Route 1 and State Road 528. A timeline for construction or ...
Brightline trains travel slower than the company has said, according to radar gun readings TCPalm staff took at nearly two dozen intersections.
This is a higher climbing performance than specified by the European Union's Technical Specifications for Interoperability, which mandate a maximum grade of 3.5%. Brightline was in active discussion until mid-2024 with Alstom and Siemens Mobility to procure rolling stock for the service and for potential future routes.
Brightline received three low credit ratings this month as it shopped for a $2 billion loan to refinance its $4.94 billion debt and to fund reserves, expansion and financing costs.