High speed train … ha ha ha
Is this travel writer insane? Incredible high speed train?!? Hellooooo
Reading the headline on Travel & Leisure, I got very excited … then quickly cooled down:
- 250 miles from Orlando – Miami
- 3.5 hours by car
- 3.5 hours by this high speed train that cost $59 to $149 one way
What’s the heck!!!
Here is another set of facts
- Shinkansen, or bullet train in Japan, since 1960s
- TGV in France, since 1970s, 1981 Paris↔Lyon
- Euro Star only needs 2.37 hours run London↔Paris
- Maglev travels 286 mph in Shanghai, China
- CR450 @ 281 mph, 2024.12.31
The media standard is so LOW now
Florida’s Incredible New High-speed Train Now Goes From Orlando to Miami — and I Was One of the First on Board
Everything you need to know about riding Florida’s Brightline train from Orlando to Miami.By Skye Sherman Updated on October 30, 2023
As Brightline’s self-proclaimed No. 1 fan, I’ve been waiting impatiently for its Orlando extension.
Being a travel writer and central Florida native living in West Palm Beach, I feel like this modern high-speed train was made for me: not only can I hop between home and Miami (or Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, or Aventura) with ease, I can now sprint up to Orlando to see friends and family and include Orlando International Airport among my options when booking flights abroad, no three-hour drive required. (In fact, I recently booked a return flight into MCO instead of my usual PBI or FLL just because I could.) Heck, my husband and I might even become Annual Passholders at Walt Disney World now that the journey is this seamless.
