The Miami Herald reports that the high-speed passenger rail, Brightline, has formed a strategic partnership with Virgin Group, the entertainment-transportation-mobile phone giant conceived in 1970 by Richard Branson.
The partnership means the privately funded Brightline will rename itself “Virgin Trains USA” later this month and transition to Virgin Trains USA branding sometime in 2019, leveraging Virgin’s global name recognition.
The trains are currently running from West Palm Beach to Ft. Lauderdale and Miami. Plan are underway to expand to Orlando over the next several years. The City of Stuart and Fort Pierce are hoping to get a station in their respective cities.
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