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A big test of whether privately owned high-speed passenger train service can prosper in the United States has launched. Florida's Brightline runs trains between Miami and Orlando. Stops along the route include Fort Lauderdale, Aventura, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach.

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[–] regul@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it's really easy to con americans about this because they don't know any better

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My sister used it and it's literally a godsend compared to using the interstate

[–] regul@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's great!

It's still not high speed rail.

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

I'm aware lol, she spent a year in Prauge so even she thinks it's meager at best. But the alternative is so piss poor that even a 30mph coal train would be better