Brightline posts multimillion-dollar loss in profits 2023; read why

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In spite of rising ridership and revenue, Miami-based private train service Brightline still finished hundreds of million of dollars in the red in the first nine months of 2023.

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According to Brightline’s latest quarterly unaudited financial statement report released Dec. 29, Brightline posted a net and comprehensive loss of $192.2 million between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30.

At the same time, the company reported year-over-year increases of 67% for ridership and a 116% for revenue through Sept. 30, 2023. During the first nine months, Brightline collected $44.3 million in total revenue, compared to $20.5 million for the same period in 2022.

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Man dies, 3 others injured after Brightline train strikes SUV in Melbourne A man died and three other people were injured Wednesday afternoon when a Brightline train struck an SUV that was on railroad tracks. (WFTV)

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