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Originally Posted by Busy Bee
I know we're all supposed to not complain and just be glad we're getting what we're getting and everything, but this is still a far cry from the actual real HSR system the state should have been building if it wasn't for political shortsightedness.
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Yes, it will definitely be slower at max speeds, 125 mph vs 200 mph?
So how much slower will it be between Tampa and Orlando - where the FRA was willing to grant a couple of billion dollars for?
Fact required > Orlando Sentinel reports the rail corridor length as 88 miles
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/busi...128-story.html
Let's do the math:
88 miles / 125 mph = 0.704 hours x 60 minutes / hour = 42.5 minutes
88 miles / 200 mph = 0..440 hours c 60 minutes / hour = 26.5 minutes
Time saved = 42.5 - 26.5 = 16 minutes
State and Federal money saved using Brightline privately funded vs government funded at 2.7 billion dollars...
Source
https://reason.org/wp-content/upload...l_analysis.pdf
Back then the FHSR corridor was projected to be only 84 miles in length vs the 88 projected now.
What can government fund with the saved 2.7 billion dollars?
16 minutes for rail passengers between Orlando and Tampa, at a cost of $168 Million per minute.
Some more math = $2.7 billion / 16 minutes = $168.75 million per minute.
Of course, Brightline might spend more or they might spend less, but that's private money being spent, not government money. It is not a terrible state of circumstances for private enterprise to provide a service instead of the government.