>>2000472>It's supposed to use the ex Amtrak HiLevel fleet that has been sitting in Fort Worth for god knows how many years now,Not the Coast Starlight ones that were retired just a few years ago?
>some dude bought them surplus from Amtrak, retrofitted them to comply with modern standards and went "surely someone will pay to use these on their private passenger rail service in the United States!"Honestly I would. But only if they give the trains a nice paint job.
We unironically need to RETVRN to tradition when it comes to paint schemes because everything since 1990 has been uninspired dogshit. It's gotten to the point where I unironically prefer Caltrain's aesthetic to Brightline.
>>2000551>300-1000 sounds way expensive.Sleeper class on the Coast Starlight between Los Angeles and Oakland (comparable distance to San Francisco, which is just across the Bay Bridge) is around $383 during periods of low demand so $300 would actually be a steal.
