ORLANDO, Fla. — Brightline’s unfolding expansion from Miami to Orlando will enter a testing phase this month with the state's inter-city trains expected to reach speeds likely never seen in Florida.
Test runs will occur along newly refurbished track in Martin and St. Lucie counties, with Brightline’s California-made train sets scheduled to hit 110 mph, which is to be the operational speed when service begins next year.
When asked if that speed will be the fastest ever by a train in Florida — or whether Henry Flagler’s locomotives or Amtrak’s passenger service or any other train was ever speedier — Brightline would not address whether it is about to make history.
