Brightline

Brightline (reporting mark: BLFX) is an intercity rail route, with some aspects of a commuter rail, 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. Its development started in March 2012 as All Aboard Florida by Florida East Coast Industries, a Floridian real estate developer owned by Fortress Investment Group. Construction began in November 2014. The route began revenue service in January 2018, initially between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. The Miami to Fort Lauderdale segment began revenue service in May 2018. Infill stations at Aventura and Boca Raton opened in December 2022, and the West Palm Beach to Orlando segment began revenue service in September 2023. Additional stops are being planned for the route. Brightline's maximum operating speed is 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) over a 35-mile (56 km) section between Orlando and Cocoa. Trains cover the 235-mile (378 km) route in 3 hours and 25 minutes, with an average speed of 69 miles per hour (111 km/h). In September 2018, Fortress Investment Group announced that it would acquire XpressWest, a venture capital proposal to build a privately funded high-speed rail passenger train from Apple Valley, California, to Las Vegas. In September 2020, Fortress Investment Group renamed the project Brightline West and the service is projected to begin passenger service in 2029.