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Item 10.6.1. 01/31/2023 <br />Speed & Deaths <br />➢AII of the deaths happened while trains were <br />going up to 79 mph. <br />There are currently NO Trains in the US <br />going over 79 mph thru populated areas <br />with grade crossings and open stretches <br />of track. Brightline will go 110 mph. <br />Regulations <br />"While the FRA and the Florida DOT have in place <br />regulations for conventional (up to 80 mph) and high- <br />speed (126 mph to 220 mph) rail, neither agency has <br />developed additional regulations that are specific to <br />higher -speed rail (81 mph to 125 mph)." <br />(CPCS Transcom OPPAGA Study of FL rail systems, Oct. 2018) <br />2 <br />