"The Brightline is a beautiful train. Ultra-quiet and decorated with streaks of highlighter yellow, it carries passengers between Miami and Orlando, sometimes moving as fast as 125 miles per hour. It restores glamour to the humble railroad: During your ride, if you wish, you can order a half bottle of Veuve Clicquot for $59; the on-board bathrooms are large and clean enough to take a decent mirror selfie in. Condé Nast Traveler has called it "super chic.""
"According to Federal Railroad Administration data, the Brightline has been involved in at least 185 fatalities, 148 of which were believed not to be suicides, since it began operating, in December 2017. Last year, the train hit and killed 41 people-none of whom, as best as authorities could determine, was attempting to harm themselves. By comparison, the Long Island Rail Road, the busiest commuter line in the country, hit and killed six people last year while running 947 trains a day."
The Brightline is a privately owned, ultra-quiet high-speed train running between Miami and Orlando, sometimes reaching 125 miles per hour. The service carries about 250,000 passengers monthly and emphasizes luxury amenities such as Veuve Clicquot service and spacious bathrooms. Brightline is the second high-speed train in the United States and the first outside the Northeast Corridor. The operation has been involved in at least 185 fatalities since December 2017, with 148 believed not to be suicides. Last year the train killed 41 people, compared with six fatalities on the Long Island Rail Road. The NTSB found Brightline’s accident rate per million miles from 2018 to 2021 was more than double the next-highest service.
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