A few more tidbits about Brightline:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...in/1030839001/
1. Brightline officials claim they need to capture 2% of the 100 million annual traveler between Orlando and South Florida to be profitable. They believe they can capture as much as 20%. By comparison, Amtrak's Northeast Corridor captures 12% of the trips between NYC and Washington, DC.
2. Brightline officials plan to expand to Tampa via the I-4 corridor from Orlando and along the existing FEC rail line into Jacksonville.
3. Brightline believes their project can work in other similar corridors across the country. They mention possibilities of doing similar rail projects between Atlanta and Charlotte, Houston and Dallas and Dallas and Austin.
4. Once the Orlando extension opens in 2020, they plan to consider adding stops in Brevard County, the Treasure Coast, Stuart and Vero Beach.