""Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer called it "historic" and "one of the days we live for" during a celebration filled with confetti and yellow-and-peach banners hanging over the station's platform near the airport's Terminal C.""
""It's been transformative," Patrick Goddard, chief executive officer for Brightline Florida, said of the connection between Orlando and Miami. "It's provided an alternative to driving a car in a state that is becoming increasingly more populated. It has influenced how people have migrated into the state.""
""Now \"I can sit and relax and just work on my laptop,\" she said as she walked out of Orlando's Brightline station on Tuesday on her way to catch an Uber ride to her grandparents' home in south Orlando.""
Brightline began Orlando–Miami high-speed service on Sept. 22, 2023, running a 235-mile, roughly 3½-hour route with trains up to 125 mph. Nearly 3.1 million riders have used the connection since launch, prompting plans to add more coach cars because some trips have sold out. The service provides an alternative to long highway drives and has influenced migration and travel patterns in Florida. Brightline's Miami–West Palm Beach service, which began in 2018, faces stagnant ridership and falling average fares. Investors have raised concerns about revenues falling short of projections, creating financial pressure on the company.
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