>>1390574Chad Atlantic City Line vs Virgin Brightline
>both are currently around 65miles long>both take roughly the same time to complete their routes.>both are on relatively straight track alignmentsBUT
>The AC Line goes the same "top speed" with the aerodynamics of a brick wall>AC Line tickets are half the price of bright lines>AC Line has more than double the stops>AC Line is directly funded through NJtransit, not some corporate loopholes like Florida has for its "HSR" project.>BrightLine doesn't connect with any other service except buses atm.>AC Line uses engines from the late 60s and cars from the 90s, still runs all day. Brightline had to invest in new trainsets to even get people to ride it.>NIMBYs actively opposing brightline, South Jersian's complained when the AC Line stopped running for 5 months and in turn got better service.Someone please explain how one of NJtransit's most underfunded lines is still better than a shiny new train from big corporate hellhole in Floride, cause Brightline sure seems like a let down compared to what florida could have gotten.
