Man, that Miami station...

The podium was cool enough, but those "fins" coming out to cantilever the tower? :slob:

please explain what tower....

https://www.thenextmiami.com/brightl...vailable-sale/
tickets 10 or 15 one way

Schedule & Pricing
 

Schedule:
https://s18.postimg.org/464j0nrs9/weekend_schedule.png
https://gobrightline.com/trip/schedule

Pricing :
https://s18.postimg.org/cpnwy0uvd/seats.png
https://gobrightline.com/?search=open

Express train finally sets fare and debut date
BY MARTIN VASSOLO
mvassolo@miamiherald.com
January 11, 2018 06:00 AM

Brightline, the private passenger rail service aiming to connect South Florida’s downtown areas with express service, announced fares starting at $10 per leg with a Saturday launch for service from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach.

With plans to extend to downtown Miami in the coming months, the company hopes to become a legitimate alternative for South Florida commuters frustrated with gridlock on the highways or night-life revelers looking for a permanent, diesel-electric designated driver.

A one-way ride will cost $10 for Brightline’s basic “Smart” package and $15 for the more high-end “Select” package, featuring leather seats, free parking, free food, beverages and free premium guest lounge access. The five four-car train sets will each hold 240 people.

Initially, Brightline will offer 10 daily roundtrips on weekdays and nine on weekends, with service beginning as early as 6 a.m. and ending as late as 11 p.m.

The introductory fare is almost double the cost of a one-way weekday ticket on Tri-Rail over the same route. But Brightline promises a 35-minute nonstop ride between downtowns — about half the time of Tri-Rail’s multi-stop service.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/busi...194068174.html

Perfect! Thanks for sharing this! I appreciate that. Hopefully I will try to go on Brightline in near the future.

^ I wish CalTrans would do something similar to Bightline on future runs here in California (maybe Siemens could add in there 2 cent since their plant is here)..

http://amp.miamiherald.com/news/loca...194538509.html
wow not good - trains kills person

wow this is the 3rd person killed by brightline ALL women
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/br...FaWMGvv6bpVBJ/

More like person commits suicide by train. Hardly the trains fault.

Yes, that's a problems! Too many people who being killed. No one ever see by those people who near the train tracks. They should keep it off the tracks. I think security guards will watch everyone who went on the tracks. They will be arrested for trespassing.

First day of service ! Hooray !
 

• Video Link

Express service between Ft. Lauderdale & West Palm Beach !

:cheers:

^ Well, these latest trains look decent.
I would buy them to replace our aging Intercités, those going to and coming from Normandy, looking miserable here.

They are a German design. There is a similar fleet in Austria.

http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/...m2mqCBwIMJbuJ/
good article

No, it's not. This is Siemens. This is where they assembly in Sacramento, CA.

Very nice video. Thanks for sharing this! Looks good. Hopefully they will be smooth ride.

So there is a slim chance that my job may take me to Florida at some point in the next year - potentially Orlando. So I've naturally been curious about the Brightline expansion up to Orlando. Is there any sort of target timeline for said expansion? I realize they literally just got started with current service.

Also unsure if Orlando is imminent. It's one idea of many relocation possibilities, some in Asia (where I currently am) and some in the U.S.

This train is truly a bizarre idea. If it were around in three years, I would be shocked.

Only way it survives is if Florida decides to subsidize it like it were public transportation.

The train service obviously bears a degree of responsibility. They're the one running trains on a line that has hundreds of street crossings, which we all know leads to multiple deaths.

Actual, functional public transit runs with limited/no such crossings. You can't have frequent service on a line with all these crossings and not expect deaths.

Miami station on left - Marlins stadium behind
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQ8495bXkAAVCr8.jpg