A Private Rail Renaissance Percolates after Fifty Years of Amtrak Failures
by Thomas Walker-Werth
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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