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  • Why did Brightline go top-and-tail instead of push-pull?

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Websites: Current Brightline
Virgin USA
Virgin UK

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 #1555737  by Alphaboi
 
Why did Brightline choose to put locomotives at each end of their trainsets instead of just have a locomotive at one end and a cab car at the other? Why do they need two locomotives on each trainset?

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 #1555795  by NaugyRR
 
I'm sure better acceleration and speed probably played a role too, since I think the plan is to go faster as they expand