Interesting, but I'm skeptical that they can expand this model. Florida was a special case because FEC is a unique freight operation that is compatible with robust passenger service, and SoCal is a greenfield line through empty desert.
The Cocoa-Orlando and Orlando-Tampa segments are the real test for whether this model can scale, but Cocoa-Orlando is a pretty sparsely built corridor along SR527 and they were able to put in the line before the expressway exits got built up with truck stops, fast food and motels. Orlando-Tampa will be interesting as they are doing a public-private partnership in order to build a better (but more expensive) alignment through developed parts of suburbia. On the West Coast, Victorville-Rancho is another similar segment of built-up suburbia with the added challenge of a mountain pass.
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