{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":" Melissa in the Morning: Privatize Railroads?","description":"Florida’s privately run Brightline railroad was supposed to prove passenger rail could turn a profit. Instead, in 2025, it carried less than half its projected ridership and lost $127 million — plus another $114 million in interest. Now, with billions in debt and possible bankruptcy ahead, Connecticut’s rail advocates are asking: is privatization really the answer? That’s what Jim Cameron discussed in his latest article of Talking Transportation in CT Mirror.\n\nTo read his article: https://ctmirror.org/2026/08/30/floridas-failing-for-profit-railroad/ (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fctmirror.org%2F2026%2F08%2F30%2Ffloridas-failing-for-profit-railroad%2F&data=05%7C02%7CEric.Urbanowicz%40connmedia.com%7C3c337f041d1b4562b66c08df075f8c91%7Cd04886a6140c4129980a0f1eb38ba106%7C0%7C0%7C639237779105384271%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nW%2FvyWRCbmRz%2BhblqkVMVIB7iMdnsBiss2a86U4fTaA%3D&reserved=0)","author_name":"WICC The Voice of Connecticut","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4994425-wicc-the-voice-of-connecticut","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43815916/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}