Florida Luxury Train Cuts Branson Ties, Drops Virgin Name

  • Company had been in process of rebranding as Virgin Trains USA
  • The company will now be known as Brightline Trains LLC
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Florida luxury train operator Brightline is dropping plans to rebrand as Virgin Trains USA and ending its relationship with Richard Branson’s Virgin Enterprises.

The company had entered into a branding deal with Virgin in advance of a planned initial public offering, which was scrapped indefinitely on pricing day in February 2019.