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New Passenger Rail Transport Train to launch in Florida's Cities, Miami and Orlando in 2017

New passenger trains will begin to operate in Florida in 2017. The train will connect travelers from Florida states' main cities, Miami and to Orlando. The private company, All Aboard Florida introduced the new train name as Brightline.

According to Miami Herald, announced by the All Aboard Florida Company president, Michael Reininger at a press conference on Monday, the new passenger trains is set to launch in 2017 operating from Miami and Orlando route. The shared detail includes the brightly colored model and revealed the train express name, Brightline. Reininger also added he will make further upgrade on the trains. "I promise you the real thing will be a lot bigger than this."

The All Aboard Florida Company spent more than $3 billion to create the rail transport vehicle. New Brightline passenger trains will link Florida's cities, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Orlando with a 235-mile route, the USA Today reported. The trains are currently under construction and built by Siemens in Sacramento. It is also designed by the Rockwell Group. Train stations in the cities Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach as well as linking urban centers have started the construction. Soon, they will be adding another station near the Orlando International Airport.

A set of 10 trains are being built and the first trains will be introduced in the summer season and will undergo test drives. The train's outer appearance will be a silver train with a spectrum of different five colors such as red, orange, green, blue and pink each pulled by a yellow locomotive. The "Brightline" logo will be added with a yellow ribbon, the Sun Sentinel reported. The All Aboard Florida president said, "Typically, trains have been one color, either gray or silver, and tend to blend into the background. As our trains pull into the stations, their colorful entry will be another way that Brightline takes the gray out of travel."

The developers also launched the train service website and social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Tickets price are not yet revealed however, it will make competition with the cost to drive or fly between the two cities, Miami and Orlando and it will take 3 hours trip.


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