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Brightline / Brightline West

Brightline / Brightline West

Private passenger rail operator

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Brightline West breaks ground on first true U.S. high-speed rail

Built World

Project sponsor and intended operator

Japan opened its first bullet train in 1964. Sixty years later, the United States has yet to operate a single line that meets the international threshold for high-speed rail. On April 22, 2024, Brightline West broke ground in Las Vegas on a 218-mile route designed to change that, with electric trains running up to 200 miles per hour between the Strip and the Los Angeles suburbs.

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