Brightline drops Virgin and returns to old name
2020年8月10日 · FLORIDA-based private operator Brightline, which has operated as Virgin Trains USA since 2019, has announced that it will revert to its former name and end its partnership with Virgin Enterprises, following a termination notice delivered on July 29.
First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link ...
2023年9月21日 · Brightline, which began running its neon-yellow trains the 70 miles (112 kilometers) between Miami and West Palm Beach in 2018, is the first private intercity passenger service to begin U.S. operations in a century.
Branson's Virgin wins a lawsuit against a Florida train firm that …
2023年10月12日 · LONDON (AP) — A British judge ruled in favor of Richard Branson’s Virgin group on Thursday in its lawsuit against a U.S. train company that terminated a licensing agreement and claimed the Virgin brand was no longer one of “high repute.”
Brightline breaks away from Virgin Trains USA
2020年8月10日 · Brightline has decided to end its relationship with Virgin Trains USA. By David Peter Alan, Railway Age Contributing Editor. The honeymoon between Brightline, the private-sector luxury passenger train in Florida, and the Virgin brand is …
Trial begins over Brightline exit from ‘Virgin Trains USA’ agreement
2023年7月5日 · LONDON — Virgin Group employees claimed the corporation was facing a “brand catastrophe” and “a reputation nightmare” according to emails introduced by Brightline in a lawsuit over its split with Virgin over the branding of the …
Richard Branson's Virgin Trains USA deal dies; Brightline name …
2020年8月10日 · Adding to the list of woes facing airlines Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia, his U.S. rail pact appears dead before it even left the station. On Aug. 7, Brightline Trains notified investors that its rail lines in California and Florida would not …
Virgin Trains USA celebrates one million rides
2019年7月24日 · One million rides roughly means 750,000 fewer gallons of fuel on the road, saving consumers around $2 million, while customers are saving time too. Every passenger who has hopped on Virgin Trains USA since January 2018 has saved an average of 40 minutes by not taking the car and sitting in traffic – a cumulative time saving of 76 years.
Despite losses, Virgin Trains says it's full speed ahead - WPTV
2019年2月19日 · That’s what Virgin Trains USA, formerly Brightline, is promising despite fresh concerns about whether it has the money to keep going and pay for its expansion from West Palm Beach to Orlando....
Virgin Trains USA formed by Virgin Group and Brightline | News ...
2018年11月16日 · USA: Virgin Trains USA has awarded Wabtec contracts worth $120m for the implementation of Positive Train Control on its route in Florida. In the first phase, Wabtec will install its Interoperable Electronic Train Management System PTC safety overlay on the 110 km Brightline corridor between Miami and ...
Orlando bonds approved as Brightline becomes Virgin Trains USA | News ...
2019年4月9日 · With Virgin Rail Group taking a minority stake in the consortium alongside Fortress, it was announced in late 2018 that Brightline would be rebranded as Virgin Trains USA. One executive said the main reason for the rebranding was to capitalise on Virgin’s worldwide name recognition.