IT’S NOW TIME FOR THE WEEKLY WITH NEWS 6 MORNING ANCHOR JUSTIN WARMOTH.
>> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON
CLICK, ORLANDO DOT COM WITH
JUSTIN WARMOTH. GOOD MORNING.
I’M JUSTIN WARMOTH. THE OPTION
TO TAKE A HIGH-SPEED TRAIN
FROM ORLANDO TO MIAMI WILL
SOON BECOME A REALITY BRIGHT
LINE WHICH IS ALREADY UP AND
RUNNING IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
>> HAS PLANS TO START ROLLING
THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA BY
EARLY 2023. MILE EXCITEMENT IS
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE.
TODAY. THE COMPANY IS PUTTING
AN EMPHASIS ON SAFETY AFTER A
NUMBER OF RECENT CRASHES AT
CROSSINGS IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
THIS MORNING, THE CEO OF
BRIGHT LINE, MIKE RINDER IS
HERE TO BREAK DOWN THE FUTURE
OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN THE
STATE OF FLORIDA. SOME THINGS
HAVE BEEN HAPPENING IN SOUTH
FLORIDA AS THE TRANSIT BEEN
ROLLED OUT. WHAT CAN YOU TELL
US ABOUT?
>> SOME OF THE CRASHES
INCIDENTS, HOWEVER, YOU WANT
TO PUT AND THE LEARNING CURVE.
I THINK DRIVERS NEED TO GET
OVER.
>> JUSTIN, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AS A FIRST IT GIVES US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE
THING THAT REALLY IS CENTRAL
TO OUR BUSINESS AND THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING FOR US DAY IN
AND DAY OUT AT BRIGHT LINE.
AND THAT REALLY IS IT SAFE?
NOTHING IS MORE 2 TO THAT. IN
THAT DAY, ADVENT OF THIS NEW
FORM OF TRANSPORTATION, THEN
FOR IT TO BE OPERATING SAFELY
THROUGH THE COMMUNITIES THAT
IT’S ULTIMATELY GOING TO BE
SERVICE. AND SO IN THAT
REGARD, WE’VE WE’VE DONE A
NUMBER OF THINGS TO ENSURE
THAT THAT REALLY IS ULTIMATE
OUTCOME FROM AN ENGINEERING
PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE
IMPLEMENTED SAFETY EQUIPMENT
AND SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES
THAT ME AND IN MOST CASES
EXCEED ALL THE STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS ASSOCIATED
WITH ON THE OPERATION OF
RAILROAD QUARTERS. AND WE
CONTINUE TO INVEST HEAVILY AND
EVEN MORE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE FORM OF FENCING AND
SIGNAGE AND DELINEATE ERS AND
OTHER THINGS. THE HELP MAKE
YOU AWARE OF THE PRESENCE OF
THE OF THE RAILROAD AND THE
TRAINS ON THE TRACKS FROM
EQUALLY IMPORTANT EDUCATION
PERSPECTIVE. WE HAVE HAD
COUNTLESS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
INTERVENTIONS, WHETHER THEY
HAD IN THE FORM OF PUBLIC
SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR
EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITH LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST
RESPONDERS WITH SCHOOL GROUPS
WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS. WE’VE
EVEN SPONSORED SPECIAL EVENTS
WHERE WE EMPHASIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE SAFETY
MESSAGE ALL IN THE IDEA AND
THE IDEA OF RAISING PEOPLE’S
AWARENESS OF THE OF THAT THE
INTRODUCTION OF TRAINS ON THE
RAILROAD CORRIDOR. AND WE DO
THAT REALLY ON A ON A CONSTANT
BASIS. IN THE END, HOWEVER,
ALL OF THAT REALLY COMES DOWN
TO RELIANCE ON PERSONAL
BEHAVIOR. AND IN THAT REGARD,
I LIKE TO EMPHASIZE 2 OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT, REALLY SIMPLE
RULES TO FOLLOW. NUMBER ONE IS
AS A PEDESTRIAN. IT IS NEVER
OKAY TO BE INSIDE THE REAL
WORLD RIGHT AWAY. IT CAN BE A
DANGEROUS PLACE IF YOU’RE
DISTRACTED, IF YOU’RE FOCUSED
ON OTHER THINGS, IT CAN ONLY
LEAD TO TRAGIC EVENTS. AND SO
IT IS NEVER OK AS A PEDESTRIAN
TO BE INSIDE THAT THERE WERE
THE RIGHT OF WAY. IF YOU HAVE
TO CROSS, I WRITE A RAIL
CORRIDOR AS A PEDESTRIAN DO SO
ONLY AT THE DESIGNATED
INTERSECTIONS WHERE IT WHERE
IT WILL BE SAFE. IF YOU FOLLOW
ALL THE OTHER SAFETY PROTOCOL
THAT ARE IN PLACE FOR YOU,
THERE. AND AS A MOTORIST AND
PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY,
NEVER, EVER TRY TO BEAT THE
TRAIN THAT THE INCIDENTS THAT
WE’VE EXPERIENCED TODAY HAVE
REALLY ALL BEEN A CONSEQUENCE
OF THOSE 2 THINGS OCCURRING IN
THE RIGHT OF WAY. SO SO YOU
GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK TO A BROAD AUDIENCE IS
YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO SPREAD THAT ALL IMPORTANT
MESSAGE ABOUT BEING SAFE
AROUND THE RAILROAD. THANK YOU
FOR CLEARING THAT UP.
>> I DO WANT TO GET TO SOME OF
THE EXCITING THINGS THAT THE
BRIGHT LINE HAS A IN-STORE.
WHAT WHAT IS CURRENTLY
HAPPENING DOWN IN SOUTH
FLORIDA AS FAR AS THE ROLLOUT
AND THEN WHAT CAN WE EXPECT
HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA AS FAR
AS THE EXPANSION 2 AND CO?
>> SO SINCE NOVEMBER, WE’VE
BEEN BACK IN OPERATION IN
SOUTH FLORIDA. WE WERE RUNNING
TRAINS DAILY BETWEEN OUR
HEADQUARTERS LOCATION AT MIAMI
CENTRAL IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI
THROUGH FORT LAUDERDALE INTO
WEST PALM BEACH. AND WE’RE
RUNNING A TRAIN STALEY THERE.
AND WE’RE SEEING IMPROVING
RIDERSHIP DAY OVER DAY MONTH,
OVER MONTH SINCE WE’VE BEEN
BACK IN OPERATION POST COVID
MEANWHILE, WE’RE ALSO UNDER
CONSTRUCTION WITH 2 NEW
STATION LOCATIONS IN SOUTH
FLORIDA, ONE IN AND ONE IN
BOCA, WHICH WE’RE LOOKING
FORWARD TO OPENING LATER IN
THE FALL OF THIS YEAR, WHICH
WILL ADD AN EXPANDED SORT OF
PROFILE FOR US IN SOUTH
FLORIDA. BUT THE REAL PRIZE,
THE THING THAT WE’VE BEEN
WORKING ON FOR A VERY LONG
TIME IS THE ADVENT OF SERVICE
INTO THE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT. AND THAT IS REALLY
THE VISION FOR THIS
ALTERNATIVE FORM OF
TRANSPORTATION THAT WE’VE
ALWAYS BEEN FOCUSED ON. AND
WE’RE GETTING VERY, VERY CLOSE
TO THAT.
>> THIS IS A DOWN IN SOUTH
FLORIDA CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW.
YOU’RE SEEING A LOT OF FOLKS.
I MEAN, IT’S A COMMUTER RAIL.
IS THAT WHAT YOU’RE SEEING
THAT THE MAJORITY OF FOLKS
WE’RE TAKING, THE BRIGHT LINE
IS OUT, IS THAT ESSENTIALLY IS
A COMMUTER RAIL PEOPLE GOING
TO AND FROM WORK.
>> SO WE REALLY SEE A PRETTY
DIVERSE AUDIENCE OF PEOPLE AND
AND AND RIDING THE TRAIN FOR A
NUMBER OF REASONS. CERTAINLY
GOING TO WORK IS IS ONE OF THE
REASONS THAT THE NATURE OF
PEOPLE GOING TO THE WORK, AS
YOU WELL KNOW, IS CHANGING
RIGHT NOW. AND SO WE’RE SEEING
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PATTERN
CHANGES AS A RESULT OF THAT AS
WELL. BUT THERE ARE ALSO LOTS
OF PEOPLE MOVING AROUND IN
SOUTH FLORIDA FOR OTHER
REASONS THAT ARE RELATED TO
SORT OF THEIR NORMAL
DAY-TO-DAY LIFE. BUT ALSO TO
ESPECIALLY GOING TO THINGS FOR
A LEISURE PURPOSE. WE SEE A
LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GO TO A BENT, FOR WHEREBY
THEY CAN LEAVE THEIR CAR AT
HOME AND TRAVEL AND MUCH MORE
CAREFREE CAR FREE AS WE LIKE
TO SAY, WAIT TO GET TO
PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THE
AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE
HAPPENING. YOU KNOW, DAY TO
DAY IN SOUTH FLORIDA. AS WE
LOOK FORWARD TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA, WE SEE THAT THAT IS
GOING TO BE ANOTHER REALLY
IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF WHAT THIS
TRANSPORTATION OPTION IS GOING
TO PROVIDE.
>> AS FAR AS I HATE TO BUT
THEY ARE 2 DIFFERENT. YOU
KNOW, TRAINS AND AND THE
CAPABILITIES ARE CERTAINLY
DIFFERENT. BUT FOR FOLKS WHO
ARE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT’S AND
SUNRAIL PROVIDES HERE IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA. OUR BRIGHT
LINE COMPARE. AND WILL THAT BE
MORE ABOUT A PARTNERSHIP IN
THE FUTURE?
>> SO ULTIMATELY THE WHAT WE
WHAT WE DO IS WHAT WE REFER TO
AS INTERCITY SERVICE. OUR R R.
EVERYTHING ABOUT OUR SERVICE,
OUR STATIONS, OUR TRAINS, THE
ONBOARD EXPERIENCE, EVERYTHING
IS REALLY GEARED TOWARDS
PROVIDING A BETTER WAY TO
TRAVEL AND THE LONGER YOU’RE
ON THE TRAIN, THE MORE YOU
APPRECIATE THE EXPERIENCE OF
THE SCENARIO THAT WE OFFER ON
OUR ON OUR SYSTEM. WE THINK AT
THE END OF THE DAY, HOWEVER,
IT WORKS IMPORTANTLY, WITH
LOCAL COMMUTER OPERATIONS. WE
THINK OF THEM AS THEATER
SYSTEMS WHICH HELP US EXPAND
THE NETWORK OF CONNECTIONS
THAT WE CAN MAKE FOR PEOPLE
THAT ARE TRYING TO TRAVEL IN
SOME WAY OTHER THAN USING
THEIR PRIVATE CARS ON WHAT OUR
YOU KNOW, SEVERELY OVERCROWDED
ROADWAYS FOR THE MOST PART ALL
OVER THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
FLORIDA HAS BEEN THE
BENEFICIARY OF A TREMENDOUS
SORT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
PATTERN FOR YEARS AS OF LATE
HAS BEEN REALLY ACCELERATING
IN THAT REGARD. BUT THE
CONSEQUENCE OF THAT IS IT PUTS
PRESSURE ON OUR EXISTING
INFRASTRUCTURE. SO OUR
INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE
SYSTEM THAT RELIEVES SOME OF
THE PRESSURE ON THOSE EXISTING
ROAD SYSTEMS AND GIVES YOU
ANOTHER WAY OF GETTING AROUND
IS REALLY WHAT BRIGHT LINE IS
ALL ABOUT.
>> HOW DOES A BRIGHTLINE TRAIN
COMPARE TO TRAINS OF THE PASS
AND WHY IS IT WHY IS IT MORE
EFFICIENT? WAS IT BETTER FOR
THE WELL, LISTEN, INHERENTLY
TRAVELING BY TRAIN.
>> IS IS FROM THE START
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY THAN
THE ALTERNATIVE SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN 2 AND 3 TIMES MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY THAN
THE ALTERNATIVE OF CARS AND
AND FLY OUR PARTICULAR TRAINS.
TAKING THAT SORT OF A NOTCH
UPDATE. THESE ARE THE MOST
STATE OF THE ART DIESEL
ELECTRIC TRAINS THAT HAVE EVER
BEEN MANUFACTURED IN THE
UNITED STATES. WE BURN
BIODIESEL, WHICH IS YET
ANOTHER LEVEL OF SORT
IMPROVEMENT THAT WE MAKE THE
OVERALL PERFORMANCE FROM AN
ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE. I
TALKED ABOUT OUR NEW
INTRODUCTION OF THE BRIGHT
LINE PLUS SERVICE. THAT IS
PREMISED ON AN ELECTRIC
VEHICLE. WHAT IF YOU’RE USING
OUR OUR PREMIUM LEVEL SERVICE,
YOU’LL BE PICKED UP AND
DROPPED OFF IN ELECTRIC
VEHICLES. IF YOU’RE USING ARE
SMART SERVICE. A COMBINATION
OF ENCLOSED GOLF CARTS
SHUTTLES WILL ALSO BE A PART
OF YOUR SO WE FOCUS HEAVILY ON
ALL ASPECTS OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF OUR
SERVICE, INCLUDING THAT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE ITSELF.
a Disney Weekday Magic Ticket. COMING UP, WE’LL GO OVER
TICKET PRICES AND THE
AMENITIES ON BOARD. PLUS, THE
POSSIBILITY OF EVENTUALLY
>> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON CLICK, ORLANDO DOT COM WITH JUSTIN WARMOTH.
>> WELCOME BACK. BY THIS TIME
NEXT YEAR, YOU’LL LIKELY HAVE
THE OPTION TO TAKE A
HIGH-SPEED TRAIN FROM ORLANDO
TO MIAMI BRIGHTLINE THE ONLY
PRIVATE PASSENGER RAIL COMPANY
IN THE U.S. HOPES TO WRAP UP
CONSTRUCTION IN CENTRAL
FLORIDA BY LATE THIS YEAR. CEO
MIKE RINDER IS BACK WITH US
NOW EXPLAINS WHAT IT WILL BE
LIKE WHEN SERVICE GETS UNDER
WAY.
>> WHEN THIS ULTIMATELY
BECOMES AND FULL SERVICE FROM
MIAMI TO ORLANDO. WAS THAT
RUN? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
>> SO WE’VE BEEN UNDER
CONSTRUCTION WITH THE
EXTENSION FROM WEST PALM BEACH
AND ORLANDO FOR A COUPLE YEARS
NOW AT THE END OF THIS YEAR,
WE WILL COMPLETE THAT
CONSTRUCTION EFFORT EVERY DAY
THAT GOES BY. WE GET A LITTLE
BIT CLOSER, BUT REALLY WE’RE
TARGETING THE END OF THIS YEAR
SOMETIME IN DECEMBER THAT THE
CONSTRUCTION EFFORT ALL THE
WAY INTO THE ORLANDO AIRPORT
WILL BE COMPLETE IMMEDIATELY
THEREAFTER. WE WILL BE
COMPLETING OUR TRAINING
EXERCISES FOR OUR CREW AND
THEN WE’LL BE RUNNING THE
SERVICE FROM ORLANDO
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ALL THE
WAY DOWN INTO MIAMI CENTRAL
STATION. IT’S A TRIP THAT WILL
TAKE ABOUT 3 HOURS. IT WILL BE
COMPLETELY HASSLE. FREE. IT
WILL HAVE THE AVAILABILITY OF
A NEW SERVICE THAT WE’VE JUST
LAUNCHED CALLED BRIGHT LINE.
PLUS, AT BOTH ENDS BRIGHT
LINE. PLUS IS REALLY A GROUND.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE THAT
WOULD BE ADDED TO YOUR TRAIN
CONNECTION, WHICH WILL ALLOW
YOU TO HAVE A TRUE DOOR TO
DOOR SERVICE WITHIN OUR
SERVICE RADIUS IS WE CAN PICK
YOU UP WHEREVER YOU ARE. BRING
YOU TO THE STATION. LET YOU
BOARD THE TRAIN. AND THEN WHEN
YOU ARRIVE AT YOUR
DESTINATION, WE’LL TAKE YOU TO
WHEREVER IT IS THAT YOU WANT
TO GET OUT. SO WE CALL THAT
THE FIRST AND LAST MILE
CONNECTIVITY. ALL OF THAT WILL
BE AVAILABLE IN A COMPLETELY
BRANDED EXPERIENCE AND TO AT.
>> AND SO AS FAR AS TICKET
PRICING AND END USER
EXPERIENCE, ONCE FOLKS TO GET
ON THE TRAIN, I MEAN,
OBVIOUSLY WI-FI SO IMPORTANT
AS FOLKS WORK. BUT WHAT DOES
THAT LOOK LIKE? WHAT IT AND
LET’S GO OVER SOME OF THOSE
THOSE FACTORS.
>> YES, SO WE’RE GOING WE
PRICE OUR PRODUCT. SO IT IS
SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER THAN
FLYING BUT TAKES ABOUT THE
SAME TIME AND ABOUT THE SAME
PRICE AS IT WOULD COST YOU TO
ACTUALLY DRIVE YOUR CAR. BUT
WITH A SIGNIFICANT TIME
SAVINGS. AND SO WHEN SOMEBODY
GETS ON THE TRAIN IN ORLANDO
TO GO TO MIAMI OR VICE VERSA,
THEY CAN EXPECT THE TICKET
PRICE SOMEWHERE AROUND $100.
>> ANY OTHER? WELL, YOU KNOW
THERE’S AMTRAK AND THINGS LIKE
THAT. BUT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN ON RAIL OR TRAVEL BY
RAIL AND TODAY’S STANICH,
ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGER FOLKS.
BUT I MEAN, WHAT AMENITIES
LET’S TALK AMENITIES ARE, IS
IT ARE YOU JUST GETTING ON?
AND JUST RIGHT. YOU KNOW,
MEAN, NO, NO, NO, NOT AT ALL.
SO WE’RE VERY PROUD OF THE
FACT THAT WE ARE THE.
>> ONLY PRIVATE SECTOR.
FACT THAT WE ARE THE.
>> ONLY PRIVATE SECTOR. a Disney Weekday Magic Ticket. PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEM THAT HAS
BEEN CONSTRUCTED FROM SCRATCH
AND IS AN OPERATION ANYWHERE
IN AMERICA.
>> IN ORDER FOR US TO BE A
SUCCESSFUL, WE’VE APPROACHED
THIS BUSINESS, NOT REALLY AS A
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE, BUT AS
A HOSPITALITY SERVICE. SO FROM
START TO FINISH FROM
EVERYTHING OF THE SMALLEST
NATURE TO THE BIG PICTURE,
THINGS WE HAVE BUILT THIS LIKE
A HOSPITALITY COMPANY. WHAT
SO? SO YOU MENTIONED WI-FI. WE
HAVE WE HAVE CONDUCTIVITY. I’M
CONSTANTLY FROM THE MINUTE YOU
COME INTO OUR STATIONS ON
BOARD OUR TRAINS AND ALL THE
WAY UNTIL YOU LEAVE. BUT YOUR
DESTINATIONS STATION, YOU CAN
BE CONNECTED TO OUR ROBUST
WI-FI SYSTEM AND DO PRETTY
MUCH EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN
DO AT ON BOARD. ONE-TIME
AUTHENTICATE ON TO THE SYSTEM
ONE TIME AND YOU STAY ON IT
ENTIRELY. WE HAVE AN HIGH
JENIK AND TOUCH LESS
ENVIRONMENT. SO WE’RE CASHLESS
AND TOUCHLESS IN OUR STATIONS.
OUR TRAINS WERE DESIGNED SO
THAT THINGS LIKE THE BATHROOMS
ARE TOUCH LIST. WE HAVE
AUTOMATED DOORS. WE HAVE
AUTOMATED TOILETS AND AND
DRYING AND AND WATER. SO WE
HAVE WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY THE
MOST HIGH JENIK FORM OF TRAVEL
THAT YOU CAN. YOU CAN AVAIL
YOURSELF OF ANYWHERE IN THE
COUNTRY. SO WHETHER IT’S
WHETHER IT’S CONDUCTIVITY A
WIFI OR THE AVAILABILITY OF
POWER PORTS OR INCREDIBLY
COMFORTABLE RECLINING LEATHER
SEATS OR THE SERVICE LEVEL
THAT WE OFFER WITH FOOD AND
BEVERAGE ON BOARD IN THE
STATIONS. TOP TO BOTTOM.
YOU’RE GOING TO FIND A VERY
HIGH LEVEL OF A MAN AT THE
STATION EVERY WAY ALONG TO
EVERY STEP ALONG THE WAY.
>> HOW MANY HOW MANY YOU HAVE
NOW AND HOW MANY EVENTUALLY DO
YOU HAVE IN YOUR MIND AND
WHAT’S THE VISION THERE? AND
AND B, HOW OFTEN WILL THERE
WHAT’S THE VISION THERE? AND
AND B, HOW OFTEN WILL THERE a Disney Weekday Magic Ticket. LIKE A TRAIN FROM? LET’S JUST
SAY, LET’S JUST USE IT SINCE
WE’VE BEEN USING IN ORLANDO TO
MIAMI. HOW OFTEN WILL THEY
DEPART AND ARRIVE?
>> SO WHEN WE INITIATED THE
SERVICE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, WE
WE MANUFACTURED 5, A BRAND NEW
CUSTOM BUILT TRAIN SETS IN
ORDER TO PUT THAT SERVICE INTO
OPERATION. WE ORDERED AN
ADDITIONAL 5 AND SOME EXTRA
CARS TO EXTEND THE LENGTH OF
THE TRAINS IN CONCERT WITH THE
ADVENT OF THE ORLANDO SERVICE
OF THOSE NEW 5. WE’VE RECEIVED
2 OF THEM. ONE OF THEM IS IN
MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN WEST
PALM BEACH AND AND
INTERESTINGLY, THE FIRST OF
THE NEW HAS ACTUALLY ARRIVED
IN ORLANDO AND IN OUR NEW
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITY
AT THE AIRPORT. OUR OUR FIRST
RAIN IS IN RESIDENCE THERE AND
MAKE ITS BEING PREPARED FOR
IT. SERVICE OPERATION THERE
OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT
COUPLE MONTHS. WE’RE GOING TO
RECEIVE 3 MORE TRAINS,
BRINGING THEM INTO THE ORLANDO
FACILITY AND GETTING THEM
READY FOR THIS SERVICE TO
START VERY EARLY NEXT YEAR.
AND WHEN WE GO INTO REALLY,
THE IDEA IS THAT WE WILL HAVE
A TRAIN LEAVING FROM BOTH ENDS
MIAMI AND ORLANDO PRETTY MUCH
EVERY HOUR FROM RELATIVELY
EARLY IN THE MORNING, 2
RELATIVELY LATE AT NIGHT IN
THE IDEA THERE IS WE WANT TO
BE READY TO GO WHEN YOU’RE
READY TO GO. AND SO WITHIN AN
HOUR OR A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN
AN HOUR, THERE WILL BE A TRAIN
DEPARTING FROM BOTH ENDS
HEADING TOWARDS IRAN
DESTINATION.
>> YOU KNOW, WITH ORLANDO
BEING IN THE RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE STATE, THIS IS
GOT TO BE A CRUCIAL FOR BRIGHT
LINE TO HAVE THIS AND YOU CAN
EXPLAIN MORE ON THAT. WHY IS
IT SO CRUCIAL FOR TO BE ONE OF
THESE HUBS OF OF BRIGHT LINE
TO HELP FOLKS REALLY ACROSS
THE STATE.
>> YEAH, THERE ARE. THERE ARE
HANDFUL OF MARKETS IN THE
COUNTRY THAT THAT WE BELIEVE
ARE JUST IDEAL FOR THE
INTRODUCTION OF THIS KIND OF
INNER CITY HIGH-SPEED
PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEM
>> YOU KNOW MORE SO THAN THE
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTH
FLORIDA MARKET.
>> YOU KNOW, THEY’RE THEY’RE
BOTH CHARACTERIZED BY VERY
LARGE POPULATION CENTERS AND
GROWING AT EACH OF THOSE 2
ENDS. AS YOU POINTED OUT, THAT
THEY THEY’RE THEY’RE VERY
VIBRANT. BUT THERE ARE SOME
KEY THINGS ABOUT EACH OF THOSE
MARKETS THAT ARE DIFFERENT
FROM EACH OTHER, BOTH VERY
APPEALING, BUT DIFFERENT. AND
THERE. AND AS A RESULT OF
THAT, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF DAY-TO-DAY TRAVEL
THAT HAPPENS BETWEEN THOSE
MARKETS EVERY DAY. TODAY. IT’S
RELIANT ON A RELATIVELY
LIMITED AIR SERVICE. THAT’S
NOT PARTICULARLY EFFICIENT
BECAUSE THE FLIGHT TIME ITSELF
IS SO SHORT AND THE VAST
MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THAT ARE
TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH TODAY
ARE DOING SO ON PRIVATE ROAD,
A PRIVATE CARS ON THOSE ROAD
SYSTEMS. AND ESPECIALLY AS YOU
GET CLOSE TO SOUTH FLORIDA,
THOSE ROAD SYSTEMS ARE AMONG
THE MOST CONGESTED ROADS
ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. SO
IT’S AGAINST THAT BACKDROP
THAT THE INTRODUCTION OF A
SMARTER WAY TO TRAVEL BECOMES
A REAL IMPORTANT ALTERNATIVE
PEOPLE’S MOBILITY NEEDS. AND
THAT’S WHY WE CHOSE FLORIDA AS
THE PLACE TO INTRODUCE
GROUNDBREAKING NEW KIND OF
SERVICE AND TO THE AMERICAN
MARKETPLACE.
>> YOU KNOW, I I KNOW THERE’S
ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN SELL BUT
I HAVE TO ASK THIS BECAUSE I
THINK FOLKS AT HOME ARE
WONDERING. WHAT ABOUT TAMPA
AND AND EVENTUALLY I KNOW THAT
THAT’S SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE
SAID IN THE PAST. BUT WHAT CAN
WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT? YOU
KNOW, I KNOW WE’RE STILL NEED
TO GET TO ORLANDO AND THAT
EXPANSION. BUT WHAT CAN YOU
SAY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OF
MAYBE A TO TAMPA.
>> YEAH. LISTEN WITHOUT TAKING
THE FOCUS OFF OFF THE ALL
IMPORTANT EFFORTS TO CONCLUDE
OUR ORIGINAL VISION INTO
ORLANDO, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE
WORK VERY EVERY DAY. IT REALLY
ISN’T A SECRET THAT WE ALWAYS
THINK ABOUT THE NEXT THING.
AND AND FOR US, TAMPA IS THE
NEXT OBVIOUS. POINT OF
CONDUCTIVITY THAT WE SEE FOR
OUR SYSTEM FOR THE VERY SAME
REASONS. IT’S THE NEXT VERY
LARGE MARKETPLACE. THERE IS AN
ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF TRAVEL THAT
HAPPENS BETWEEN TAMPA AND
ORLANDO ALONE. TODAY. AND IT’S
REALLY CONSTRICTED TO ONE ROAD
SYSTEM THAT FOR ANY OF YOU
THAT HAVE EVER DRIVEN THAT
KNOW IS A, YOU KNOW, IS A LESS
THAN IDEAL EXPERIENCE. AND SO
AGAINST THAT BACKDROP, THE
IDEA OF GETTING IN A VERY
COMFORTABLE TRAIN THAT WILL
WHISK YOU FROM TAMPA TO
ORLANDO IS AN APPEALING THING
THAT WE’RE WORKING HARD TO TRY
TO DELIVER INTO THE SIGN ME
THAT WE’RE WORKING HARD TO TRY
TO DELIVER INTO THE SIGN ME a Disney Weekday Magic Ticket. UP. MY THANKS TO MY WRITING OR
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>> I’M JUSTIN WARMOTH HAVE A