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Brightline is a high-speed inter-city railway line under construction between Miami and Orlando, Florida, US. Estimated to cost $3bn, the project is being implemented by All Aboard Florida (AAF), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Florida East Coast Industries.

The first segment of the line between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach became operational in January 2018.
The inter-city passenger rail service will be served by five trains namely BrightGreen, BrightOrange, BrightBlue, BrightRed and BrightPink.

Brightline high-speed rail line routes and stations
The high-speed rail project is being executed in two phases. The first phase will connect Miami with West Palm Beach through Fort Lauderdale, while the second phase will extend the railway from West Palm Beach to Orlando.

The total length of the line will be 378km. Existing lines will be used for 314km of the line and the remaining 64km will be new. A new station covering 479,160ft² will be built in the middle of downtown Miami Central. The station will feature residences, offices, unique retail offerings, central fare and entertainment.
The Fort Lauderdale station occupies an area of 60,000ft² featuring a comfortable lounge. It also has a new 218,204ft² park-and-ride facility with a 576-vehicle capacity.

The West Palm Beach station covers an area of 60,000ft² with scope for new development.
The Orlando station is currently under construction at Orlando International Airport’s South Inter-modal Centre (ITC). It will also provide connections to future SunRail and automated people mover (APM) projects, which are under development.

Brightline high-speed rail line construction
Construction on the project began with the laying of new tracks between the Miami and West Palm Beach section in mid-2014.
The existing building located on the site of the Fort Lauderdale station was demolished and construction on the new station commenced in October 2014. The external structure of the station was completed in September 2017, while the interior was finished in the second half of 2017.

Construction on the West Palm Beach station began in November 2014 and was completed in the second half of 2017.
Other track works and construction at Miami Central station are scheduled for completion by 2020.

Rolling stock operating on the line
The Brightline trains feature level boarding and utilise automated retractable platforms. The platforms extend up to 12in to enable easy access for disabled passengers.
The trains feature 32in-wide aisles, which provide enough space for wheelchairs and prams. The trains also feature wide windows and free Wi-Fi with convenient plug sockets.

The coaches provide two different experiences with one select and three smart coaches. The select coaches offer 21in-wide seats and complimentary beverages and snacks, while the smart coaches feature 19in-wide seats.
The trains also feature luggage towers, bike racks, pet carriers and restrooms with a touch-less flush facility.

Each train is composed of two diesel-electric locomotives and four stainless-steel coaches. The locomotives are powered by 16-cylinder Cummins QSK95 engines with a maximum power output of 4,000hp each. The trains run at a maximum speed of more than 200km/h.
The engine meets the requirement of EPA Tier 4 standards, produces ultra-low emissions and noise, and consumes minimum fuel.
Contractors involved with Brightline high-speed rail project.

All Aboard Florida placed a contract with Siemens USA for five trainsets in 2014. The first trainset was delivered in December 2016, while the last was handed over in December 2017.
Cummins received the contract to supply the QSK95 engines for the locomotives. The interiors of the train sets were designed by the Rockwell Group.

GE Transportation was contracted to provide signalling system for the high-speed rail service, in April 2015.
All Aboard Florida contracted Suffolk Construction for the pre-construction and construction management services for the nine-acre multimodal station being built in downtown Miami.
The contract for building the Fort Lauderdale station was awarded to Adache Group and Moss & Associates.
Brightline has partnered with Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) for the supply of clean biodiesel to fuel the trains. FPL will supply more than two million gallons of biodiesel-blended fuel a year under the two-year contract.

Brightline high-speed rail benefits
The new express service will offer an alternative mode of transportation for 50 million passengers, who currently travel by air or road between Orlando and South Florida. It will enable passengers to travel from downtown Miami to downtown Fort Lauderdale in just 30 minutes, Miami to West Palm Beach in 60 minutes, and Miami to Orlando in approximately three hours.
The project is expected to create more than 10,000 jobs during construction, and an average of 5,000 jobs a year when operational.

Source: https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/brightline-high-speed-rail-project-florida/

APC would need X20 of that amount for the same distance.

A sane country, where Speed rail of 374kms (equivalent to distance by road between Lagos to Benin City) was constructed with $3bn, while Rotimi Amaechi couldn't finish monorail between Aggrey road to Rumuola (just 12km) for a whopping N50Billion or $136bn or 25bn at N199/$ rate in 2015).

http://thenationonlineng.net/abandoned-rivers-state-monorail-project/


Today, Amaechi is a "saint" under APC.

So projects are easier done in countries with adequate infrastructure. This would be more expensive in Nigeria given the inadequacy of our steel sector, rail transports, retarded land use laws etc.

lastmanstandn:
So projects are easier done in countries with adequate infrastructure. This would be more expensive in Nigeria given the inadequacy of our steel sector, rail transports, retarded land use laws etc.

God bless you sir, the mumus that commented before you reason with their anus. The landscape and other environmental factors.

OkaNaUbe:
A sane country, while Rotimi Amaechi couldn't finish monorail between Aggrey road to Rumuola for a whopping N50Billion or $136bn or 25bn at N199/$ rate in 2015). Just 12km of road!

http://thenationonlineng.net/abandoned-rivers-state-monorail-project/

You show poor understanding of your own post.
"The total length of the line will be 378km (An equivalent distance of Lagos To Benin City. Existing lines will be used for 314km of the line and the remaining 64km will be new"

lastmanstandn:
So projects are easier done in countries with adequate infrastructure. This would be more expensive in Nigeria given the inadequacy of our steel sector, rail transports, retarded land use laws etc.

You forgot to add bribery and corruption.