Thanks for taking us along on America’s HOTTEST new passenger service!

In case anyone was curious to know, Brightline increased train lengths to 5 cars from 4. Hence the lone coach that's a different color from the rest of the train. Ridership has gone up a lot this year.

It's so amazing to see regional passenger rail returning to the United States. Hopefully another Golden Age is right around the corner!

I hope that the different transit agencies in the Northeast take notice of Brightline Rail. I'm a retired conductor from NJ Transit and would like to see these improvements on NJT territory. Excellent coverage and your narration is smooth and professional. I noticed that most crossings on the Brightline route are quad gates and horn free zones. I certainly hope the riding public respects this wonderful rail equipment.

Great video Danny and thanks for taking us along. I am very hopeful for the future of Brightline. They seem to be committed to making the line an attractive/safe/clean/fast way to go. They're killing all of the decades long criticisms of rail travel in the USA. God bless the FEC.

To answer some questions you had, and to add some more knowledge for ya: The Brightline station was built next to the bus terminal in Fort Lauderdale as an interchange point. Smart move! The Orlando section has no railroad crossings. The now southernmost searchlight are now Bayard siding, the first siding heading south on the FEC and the last one heading north. all of the old signals including Palm Bay South and North are now gone. I have pictures of Palm Bay South and North as well as Pineda South. Pineda South I got pictures of ONE WEEK before they were removed and I didn’t even know it! EXCELLENT VIDEO DH!!

So glad to see commuter rail expanding in the US. Train travel is so relaxing and easy and I hope it keeps growing!

Dang, Miami is growing fast! Seems like all of Florida is growing quickly. Brightline definitely has some great branding/style! Definitely good advice from your IT friend! I never use any public connection that is designed specifically to handle data.

Loved your show for years. I have learned more about modern railroads from your show than I have learned anywhere else. That Brightline is passenger rail done right!

Thank you for sharing your Brightline experience. I wish Amtrak can upgrade to this level of service network wide and give the airline industry a run for it's money.

"Keep your foot hard on that pedal, and never mind them brakes" A well placed lyric.

16:50 The Amtrak Logo was called the Pointless Arrow and it was seen on engines like the F and E Units and the SDP40F the logo would appear on Stations but many of those logos were replaced with the Travel mark logo in the 2000s and 2010s.

Excellent presentation and well spoken! Thank you!

Great video. I am glad to see railroads growing. Brightline looks like an excellent ride.

Nice. I have been following The Roaming Railfan on his channel. The No 32 turnout is all-welded and the frog has a moveable point with two switch motors. If Brightline doesn't use his videos or get him to combine his videos into a construction documentary, they are plain crazy; his videos are in that class.

That Bright line train looks nice. They're building a line from the high desert out by Los Angeles to Las Vegas in next few years. Construction is supposed to start later this year.

You really managed to catch that "golden era rail promotion film" vibe this time

Thanks Danny. I'm hoping to visit Orlando this year via Amtrak Silver Star and make my way to the new Brightline airport terminus once it opens for travel. It's great to have this available for across state travel. We know the next expansion will be our home Tampa route, but like you, I'm not waiting to experience the new line.

Well Done, comprehensive, inclusive and informative. Great narration dialog, Thank you.

Sounds like a great trip, and another great video!

You just Know it’s going to be a Great Day when you get a Notification from Danny Harmon on the Distant Signal KZfaq Channel. Great job as Always. 👍🙏

No shortage of workers for such an endeavor down there… from the track laying to the engineers running the consists…. Great stuff as usual Dan and we thank you…

In The Netherlands a first class one way ticket for an hour long train ride will set you back about $34. For that money, you get a seat. So that $54 for a premium ticket with complementary lounge and snacks seems reasonable...

This is the closest I'll ever get to Premium Class Seems like the golden age of Passenger Rail Transport is coming back to the US since the 1900s! Great video as always, Danny. Edit: What are your tips of filming in a public coach? I sometimes try to make B-Roll in some Trains, but I don't want to make other people uncomfortable.

As UK resident who often watches your vids, it's great to see certain areas of the US re-embracing rail passenger travel. For short-middle distances it's a brilliant alternative to air travel & puts you right in the centre of urban areas. The ultimate goal would be Brightline to fully electrify & go for Siemens high speed locomotives.

Wow....first look at Brightline rail - excellent job by the host, the videography and editing. Well done!

Great as usual... A couple of notes. Yes, you were riding on a promotional weekend, but the premium fares are rarely if ever discounted. The hand dryer that you displayed in the station are the same ones that are also onboard the train. Actually, you don't have to tap it, the entire restroom is touchless. If you just put your hand under the dryer the dryer will start.

Danny, I can sense your joy and amazement experiencing what Brightline has accomplished. Just thrilled to see quality passenger service restored to the riding public. Maybe our Amtrak friends can take a few notes.

You got a very good voice, sounds like a radio man, love it! Hope to ride the train from Miami to Orlando when the station opens

Great Update! Your love of trains is very apparent, lots of great info! Thanks😊

You looked like a kid that had just gotten a new toy, Dan! Thanks for sharing your 'discovery ride' on Florida's new system. Always great to see a new video of yours. Take care & stay healthy. From one of your ardent Canuck viewers.

Awesome video Danny! Thanks for taking us all along on this amazing trip

I looked up the rates for a ticket on their site for Boca > Miami in late July and rates vary depending on the travel time slot you chose. The cheapest for Smart tickets appears to be the off-peak hours, 6:00 AM departure gets you a $12.50 ticket, while a 7:00 AM departure bumps to $29.50! Also, if you get a Premium off-peak it is $37 for a 6:00 AM departure and $52 for a 7:00 AM departure. In my opinion, the Premium ticket seems worth it if you intend to use some of the station amenities such as the snack bar/drinks as those add up FAST! That said if you just need to get from A to B in a hurry, stick with Smart. If I ever make it out that way, riding that is on my to-do list! Thanks for putting this together as always Danny.

Danny, great to hear from you. I never miss any of your videos. all of them great. I am an 89 year old retired Road foreman of engine from the DL&W,EL CNJ MP Amtrak. Love the industry always have 62 years on the Railroad..

I am so looking forward to Brightline West. If we are lucky they will break ground this latter in 2023. Thank you for this ride!

Thanks Danny, Great Ride experience YES 5 Stars!!! Appreciate sharing your positive BL experience !! Last Sunday my woman and my youngest enjoyed the day riding premium up to Palm Beach from Fort Lauderdale. We enjoyed every moment, clean stations, very personable Bright Line staff and comfortable ride. At the Palm Beach station you can catch the free golf cart taxi's out front and hang out at City Place (Now called The square) for lunch and shopping. We're now planning a long weekend on BL up to Orlando this fall. GO BRIGHT LINE!!!!!!!!

Great video, Danny! Siemens must think that between this kind of operation and the Amtrak upgrades, the east coast is going to grow. Siemens Mobility recently chose Lexington, NC, as their new home to a new $220+ million advanced manufacturing and rail services facility. This is just east of Charlotte, NC on the main north-south line. That's 500 new jobs!

Good report, thank you Danny! Now waiting for the rest of the country to catch up with commendable service like this. Also thanks for taking the time to get some last minute search light documentation in before it's too late!

By far the BEST video I've seen about the Blightline. Thank you!

Its awesome you got to review Brightline, Dan. I live in South Florida well Miami, but I have ridden on Brightline a couple of times since its introduction and I got to say its quality service. Not only that they are planning to run from Miami to Orlando trains every hour which is fantastic it does feel like an airline on the ground but in a very good way. Even though I am going for the Aerospace Industry (Space Sector more specifically). I think Brightline has the potential of providing us Floridians another way of traveling besides car and airplane. I hope they consider extensions to Jacksonville and a stop at Cocoa, since with that I can go to Cape Canaveral and to NASA easily. Anyways great coverage Dan, and that taco place looks great, I should check it out when I get free time. I like that we are getting another way to get to Orlando that is not of a car, bus or airplane. I hope Brightline will be implanted to more places in the United States.

Great video and tutorial as well as taking us along on the new Brightline Rail System! Definitely a 1st Class ride with the amenities to boot! That FEC GEEP was rolling through with those Stone Cars! Thanks again Danny for sharing this video with us along with your PRICELESS time and effort! Cheers from Laurel, Delaware USA.

Thanks Danny for taking us on this amazing premium bright line ride for all of us to enjoy! Your videos continue to amaze me! Keep them coming! :)

I've been spoiled by European trains on the couple vacations I've taken there and will almost always take a train over flying when possible. Honestly I quite enjoyed taking the train from Berlin to London last month even though I could have flown in a little over half the time. Glad to see Brightline having success there. Maybe it'll spur interest in other parts of the country.

I want to do a Brightline premium ride just for the fun of it, like you did. Mine will be a little more involved. I have a Tri-Rail station not too far away, so I am going to ride Tri-Rail to Metro-Rail then take the Metro Mover (free) to the Miami Brightline Station. I am going to ride on four different systems. The hardest part is getting the timing right on the outbound ride, so I don't miss the Brightline. The cool thing about the ride is that the tracks pass right behind the last school I taught at in Miami before retiring. In fact, shortly after i retired, the faculty parking lot was taken over by the railroad to add the second track.

Brightline is G R E A T !! We're in Weeki Wachee, Fl and took Amtrak from Tampa to West Palm Beach to get on Brightline to go to Miami. What a difference between trains. Love Brightline. The one thing you forgot to mention is on Brightline, after each stop, the cart lady also has free spirits with soda in premium seating!!! Can't wait to do Orlando to Miami & Tampa will be coming on line soon. Love you channel. Joe

Thanks for covering America's greatest passenger railroad! I too feel Brightline's privately funded passenger model is the key to bringing forth more passenger service in the U.S. in a quick, efficient and high quality manner.

That bit about the free taxi rides might be the key to reviving rail travel. One of the biggest problems with Amtrak is the "last mile problem", where passengers get to their destination city but then need to find a way to get from the station to wherever they are going. A lot of train stations don't have taxi stands or car rentals nearby. If you build a taxi ride into the price of the ticket, say, one ride from your house to the origin station, and another from the destination station to the final goal, that makes it easier to ride.

Really enjoy your Videos. I've been a railfan Since I was a kid living in Northeast Ohio growing up in Cuyahoga Falls north of Akron where a busy CSX main line double track still operates through downtown, a park & Munroe Falls just east. I could hear the trains from my house less than 2 miles from 3 crossings in the area sometimes every 5-10 minutes apart! I also go to a park & siding at downtown Kent, same CSX line just east of the Falls where I take phone videos myself of the trains here. Thanks for the great stories & Videos. Steve N. Akron-Kent, Ohio

This is the best train video I’ve ever watched. This feels like a callback to the best history channel shows I watched as a kid. Fantastic

Looks like a first class operation. Thanks for showing it off, Danny.

I'm really glad to see that someone is advancing passenger rail.

Thanks Danny, glad you're back.

Certainly a colorful buggy, and what a great way to thumb your nose to the airlines! Thanks for the trip!

Thanks for making this video. While it's not high speed rail, it is a step in the right direction. I wish we had Brightline service here (Palm Springs, CA) at any speed. There's no passenger service to speak of between here and Los Angeles, or Phoenix to the East. Brightline is building rail service between San Bernardino (LA) and Las Vegas. That should take away our Indian casino crowd when it's finished. What a hard way to learn a lesson. Way to go, Brightline!

Your videos are so well done. Thanks for another entertaining and informative video.

Thanks for taking us along for this in-depth rider expedition. Brightline is impressive.

Ft Lauderdale! My Happy Place for 24 years until I left to start a new job in another city. That New River railroad bridge location was one of my favorite hangout spots. Thanks for another great video !

Wow, those trains are really posh! They sure beat the dingy old Gallery and Bombardier cars that I have to ride for my commute.

My old stomping grounds! Met my wife at the Revolution concert venue right across from where you had lunch. We had our first date just a few doors down at Fat Cat's bar. Thanks for the great content!

What sold me was the beer on tap in the lounge to go with your view of Downtown Miami.

Now that’s an adventure right there!

Greetings from the UK Danny. Just wanted to say how interesting this video it was comparing your experience to travel here in the UK. Most of our inter city trains look like the train you travelled on. Many miss the concept of a standalone loco and passenger carriages but those are now heritage or specials only. One massive difference is freight. Our freight trains are a fraction of the length of yours but frequency is much more often. In the UK we have the concept of spotting. Less popular than it was. The idea being to record the numbers of all the locos you see. Books are published every year with a list of all locos and the idea is to try to see them all. Do you have such a concept in the US ? All the best

The $50.00 (+or-) fare for a 1-2 hour business class ride on Amtrak, in at least one area of the country, seems to be a *fair-market* price. 😊 Bright-line is shiner / newer and the lounge looks 😳. I do remember you saying you received a good price for your return premium-class ticket. Thanks for taking us along. First time riding along on Bright-line.

Danny..your videos are simply the best. Thx so much. Regards, John

this is my favorite railfanning channel in all of uniform. Not only do you get to see great views of trains, but you always come away learning something new.

I had a chance to ride Brightline twice and give it high marks for service. They are Great. Thanks Danny another outstanding video. Cheers!

I commute from south Brevard every workday and have observed the construction of the tracks since they fell the first trees in the right of way. Looking forward to my round trip premium ride from Orlando to Miami. Thanks Danny for all your videos!

It’s so nice to see more people using the service. Hopefully when Orlando opens there will be packed trains and stations signaling a desire for more rail service🤞🏼

This is the best explanation of Brightline I have seen. Very professional without being boring. Also, you have a fantastic voice!

First video I watched from you- became an instant fan! Commentary and videography were top-notch.

What a wonderful report - railroading by a railroad man - how refreshing. Particularly appreciate the "spice" of the thermite application in practice. Thank you.

I love the roaming rail, fan videos on bright line trains his videos are awesome. He keeps up-to-date on what’s happening bright line.

I have always loved trains! I have ridden the Amtrak about 3 times, but this is so futureristic, I wish this service much success and I hope it spreads around the states, I can't believe I had not heard of it, in advertising 😮

Thank you! Thank you! Can't get enough, but I appreciate all the hours you put into your productions. BrightLine couldn't buy a better promotional video.

Loving that Smokey and the bandit reference.

Another quality video Danny. I liked the paraphrased lyric from EB&D (Smokey and the Bandit).

Love what Brightline is doing and it seems that everyone who rides on it agrees. Hopefully they can pull off everything to MCO and beyond and even the high speed rail between Las Vegas and LA. Great review!

WELL DONE DANNY Awesome video and wonderful short introduction to Brightline.... James Hennighan Yorkshire, England

Very cool to see this. We can only dream of efficient passenger rail service here in Pennsylvania. All of your videos are my favorite, Danny, keep up the great work!

Love this new approach for American Rail!

8:20 nice nod to Jerry Reed….. “Let it all hang out ‘cause we got a run to make”

Brightline is an absolutely awesome, modern, passenger service.

Danny in thermite welding the magnesium starts the reaction by heating the mixture to the point of ignition then the powdered aluminum strips the oxygen from the iron oxide to sustain it's combustion which basically smelts the iron like in a steel mill and it runs molten into the form around the rail ends to be welded!

Great good video, mr Danny Harmon. This looks good for Florida. Nice trains clean, nice fresh colors. Top👍👌. Greet from Zandvoort the Netherlands.

You make really good interesting videos. I always watch them clear to the end. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for the video. I’m a Floridian in Europe right now and getting very used to train transit. Can’t wait to use this when I get home.

Great coverage! Thanks for this modern tour.

Your videos are always well done and interesting. Thanks for making this a fun update on the Brightline!

Great video Danny, it’s terrific to see investment in passenger rail infrastructure in the USA! Let’s hope it spreads across the country… cheers from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺!

Thank you Danny for giving an update of what’s going on in Palm Bay I miss watching fec trains

By the way. Termite welding also involves melting a metal powder charge that flows in to a space that has been made between the two rails. A worker puts a ceramic form aroud the rail ends and then preheat the ends. So one could say it's a casting method.

Thanks Danny! Great Video. Always enjoy your productions.

That line, the train and its stations are quite stylish !

I think i was about 13 years old when amtrack first started service and that sign you just received was the original logo of amtrack. the folloing year we took the zepher cross country and i fell in love with train travel.... Happy trails on polished rails my friend.

Another great video Danny! I was offered a job as an Engineer at Brightline when I was at SCFE but being only a few years from retirement, I declined. I always enjoy your videos because they are so well done!

OUTSTANDING! I hope they expand all over the country. We need a passenger rail system in Cincinnati. We needs this in our country. Honestly Amtrak is the pits.

I absolutly love your videos sir. I too have been a railfan since a little child. To this day when I visit my mother in wellington, KS. Im just two blocks from a double track BNSF main from K.C. to Amarillo. Cool thing is 1 mile east of the crossing is their yard which is a stopping point for wb trains to do a crew change. Oh I love watching them leave as thay get up to yrack speed when they pass by. I have a few videos on my channel showing the crossing.

We have done tours of all of the Brightline Stations so far and a couple of rides too. We LOVE Brightline and will ride it for sure when it opens in Orlando

I was just thinking I need something upbeat to watch and you go an provide it. This was an interesting change of pace and my but those trains do look stupendous, very sleek and luxurious. Nice.

Great and professional production as usual. Wish you were on more often!