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In response to "Brightline will open its Orlando rail line — the first newly built passenger rail line in the US in decades — on September 22. -- (link)" by ty97

What does passenger rail mean? Amtrak? We built new subway lines recently. Does that not count? -- nm

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Sep 13 '23, 05:52

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Subways are considered rapid transit, not passenger rail, also fun fact -- (edited) - znufrii, vice president Sep 13, 06:17 3
- From everything I've read it's not specific to a type of train system other than it not include cargo. - Krusty Sep 13, 08:19
- Also Portland opened a new commuter line in 2009, but apparently that doesn’t count either? - znufrii, vice president Sep 13, 06:23
- tries to find a way to incorporate a joke about an achillies heel in response, but I failed - nm - tRuMaN Sep 13, 06:19
I'm guessing they mean intercity heavy rail. But just be happy....NEW TRAINS! -- nm - ty97 Sep 13, 06:08 4
- I am very happy to read about new trains and train lines. We need millions more miles of lines all around this country. -- (edited) - Krusty Sep 13, 06:09 3
  - I'll be in Italy next month and was looking at flights to get me from Bologna to Naples. - ty97 Sep 13, 06:13 2
    - I am taking a short 20km train ride up into the mountains in Norway in October. And then right back down. 18 out of 20 tunnels were built by hand! -- (link) - Andie Sep 13, 06:38 1
      - Amazing! -- nm - ty97 Sep 13, 06:41
Not for Brightline propaganda it doesn't -- nm - decline Sep 13, 06:03
I was kind of wondering the same thing. Charlotte has built a light rail in the last decade but I guess that's closer to a subway. - sycor Sep 13, 05:59 1
- Yeah, the term passenger rail is more of a catch-all for all kinds of trains that take people and not cargo. -- nm - Krusty Sep 13, 06:01
Intercity passenger is my guess. -- nm - spamlet Sep 13, 05:52 1
- A search just says, "Trains that take passengers rather than cargo." -- nm - Krusty Sep 13, 05:54

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