Brightline and partner Wi-Tronix have received a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). It is a Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant (CRISI) in the amount of $1,648,000.
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It's a $5 billion bet Brightline's owner, Fortress Investment Group, is making, believing that eventually 8 million people annually will take the 3.5-hour, 235-mile (378-kilometer) trip between the state's biggest tourist hubs — about 30 minutes less than the average drive between the two cities.
the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program, which was launched in 2009. California's high-speed rail project received federal funding through the HSIPR program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, ...
Michael Reininger, CEO. P. Michael Reininger is the Chief Executive Officer of Brightline Holdings, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly high-speed passenger rail service in the United States and recognized by Fast Company as one of the Most Innovative Companies in Travel.
Florida's high-speed passenger train service suffered the first fatality on its new extension to Orlando on Thursday when a pedestrian was struck in what appears to be a suicide, officials said. Overall, it was Brightline's 99th death since it began operations six years ago.
The federal government owns the section of track called the Northeast Corridor between Washington D.C. and Boston and operates it under the auspices of Amtrak. For everywhere else Amtrak operates, they do not own any of the track.
To further assist the railroad companies, the federal government offered the companies bonds. Essentially long-term low-interest loans from the government, the bonds provided railroads with capital for the construction of rail lines westward.
The interstate highway system cost $129 billion — roughly $290 billion in current dollars — and took 35 years to complete, running from 1957 to 1992. The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill enacted in 2021 has $102 billion for rail, but none of the money is set aside for high-speed rail.
A story of US transportationHighways (as well as aviation) became the focus of infrastructure spending, at the expense of rail. This trend has continued, and not the least because highways require continuous maintenance, while the US's growing population demands more lanes and roads to relieve congestion.
Highways (as well as aviation) became the focus of infrastructure spending, at the expense of rail. This trend has continued, and not the least because highways require continuous maintenance, while the US's growing population demands more lanes and roads to relieve congestion.