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A Private Rail Renaissance Percolates after Fifty Years of Amtrak Failures
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A Private Rail Renaissance Percolates after Fifty Years of Amtrak Failures

Reviving Travel: Why Private Rail Solutions Shine in a Government-Run Sector

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Thomas Walker-Werth
Apr 28, 2021
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A Private Rail Renaissance Percolates after Fifty Years of Amtrak Failures
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For the first time in fifty years, America has an intercity passenger railroad worthy of pride. In the heart of downtown Miami stands the shining new MiamiCentral Station, the southern terminus of Brightline—a private railroad linking Florida’s largest city with Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.

A journey on Brightline is quite a departure from the ex…

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