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I suppose it is convenient if I don't want to drive and can afford the ticket price, but it isn't really any faster than driving. Their web site says about 2 hours to get from Orlando to West Palm. The drive is 2.5 hours. Once you factor in getting through security and having to wait for boarding and all that, driving is probably the faster option. It says Miami is 3.5 hours. The drive would be about 4 hours.
2 hours of driving required you to focus on the road. Or spend 2 hours on a train chilling, watching a movie, or working on a hobby/task. But yeah, I have to agree the ticket may be off-putting for some people. However, I would believe in the future, the railing would be upgrade to be faster or cheaper.