Brightine CEO P. Michael Reininger, from left, looks on as Brightline founder Wes Edens receives the key to the city from Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, as Brightline President Patrick Goddard claps after the first Brightline passenger train from Miami arrives at the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

The first Brightline passenger train from Miami arrives at the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal on Friday, Sept.22, 2023.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Brightine CEO P. Michael Reininger, from left, Brightline President Patrick Goddard and Brightline founder Wes Edens toast after the first Brightline passenger train from Miami arrived at the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer speaks during the celebration as the first Brightline passenger train from Miami arrives at the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer speaks during the celebration as the first Brightline passenger train from Miami arrives at the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Brightline founder Wes Edens speaks after the ceremony for the first Brightline passenger train from Miami arrived at the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Brightline founder Wes Edens speaks after the ceremony for the first Brightline passenger train from Miami arrived at the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal on Friday, Sept.22, 2023.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

The elebration continues after the first Brightline passenger train from Miami arrives at the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Brightline founder Wes Edens speaks after receiving the key to the city from Mayor Buddy Dyer during the celebration after the first Brightline passenger train from Miami arrives at the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Brightline founder Wes Edens speaks after the ceremony for the first Brightline passenger train from Miami arrived at the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer speaks during the celebration as the first Brightline passenger train from Miami arrives at the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

The first Brightline passenger train from Miami arrives at the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Stuff photobombs Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings during an interview during the celebration after the
first Brightline passenger train from Miami arrives at the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Anji Corley poses for a selfie with Knightro, Kingston, and Scrubs as the first Brightline passenger train from Miami arrives at the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

The second Brightline passenger train bound for Miami departs at the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

The first Brightline passenger train departs the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal, headed to Miami on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

A family arrives at the Brightline station in Miami for the train to Orlando on the debut of service, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Passengers arrive in Miami on the first Brightline train from Orlando on the debut of service from Orlando International Airport, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Passengers arrive in Miami on the first Brightline train from Orlando on the debut of service from Orlando International Airport, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

An advertisement for Orlando in the Brightline station in Miami on the debut of service, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Passengers arrive in Miami on the first Brightline train from Orlando on the debut of service from Orlando International Airport, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

A young passenger in Miami checks in with her family for the Brightline train from Miami to Orlando on the debut of service, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Passengers arrive in Miami on the first Brightline train from Orlando on the debut of service from Orlando International Airport, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Passenger Costanza Perez waits with her family and her pet Pomeranian “Lucy” in Miami for the Brightline train from Miami to Orlando on the debut of service, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Northbound passengers in Miami check in for the Brightline train from Miami to Orlando on the debut of service, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

A Disney fan arrives in Miami on the first Brightline train from Orlando on the debut of service from Orlando International Airport, early Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Scooter riders pass the Miami Brightline station as northbound passengers check in for the Brightline train from Miami to Orlando on the debut of service, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Passengers arrive in Miami on the first Brightline train from Orlando on the debut of service from Orlando International Airport, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Brightline president Patrick Goddard welcomes train engineer Geoffrey Kepka as the first Brightline train to Miami prepares to depart in the debut of service from Orlando International Airport, early Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank /Orlando Sentinel)

Brightline president Patrick Goddard talks to media as the first Brightline train to Miami prepares to depart in the debut of service from Orlando International Airport, early Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Passengers arrive to board the first Brightline train to Miami for the debut of service from Orlando International Airport, early Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Passengers celebrate as the first Brightline train to Miami for the debut of service from Orlando International Airport pulls out of the station, early Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Airport employees Kisha Williiams and Tawana Russell welcome passengers arriving to board the first Brightline train to Miami for the debut of service from Orlando International Airport, early Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

The first Brightline train to Miami for the debut of service from Orlando International Airport arrives in the station early Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Passengers celebrate as the first Brightline train to Miami for the debut of service from Orlando International Airport pulls out of the station early Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

The Kelly family of Orlando waves as passengers board the first Brightline train to Miami for the debut of service from Orlando International Airport, early Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

The first Brightline train to Miami for the debut of service from Orlando International Airport arrives in the station early Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks the first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

The first Brightline passenger train leaves a streak of light, in this long exposure, upon its first departure from the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal, headed to Miami, on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Passenger Karl Sturge of Orlando with his service dog Whiskey board the first Brightline train to Miami for the debut of service from Orlando International Airport, early Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The high-speed Orlando-Miami route marks first new privately-owned inter-city passenger service to roll out in the U.S. in 100 years. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)