What Republicans Don't Want You to Know About Private High-Speed Rail

10 Apr 2025 | Abstracted from The New Republic

"Brightline Florida is not merely deadly, it is the single deadliest railway per mile in the country - three times worse than the next midsize or major railroad...Brightline shunned Federal Railroad Administration recommendations for sealed corridors at 31 of its [315] crossings...can cost up to $40 million per crossing..."

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