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Wes Edens

Wes Edens

Founder and Chairman, Brightline

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We're honored and humbled in the confidence President Biden, Secretary Buttigieg, Senator Rosen and so many others have placed in Brightline's vision to bring true high-speed rail to America.

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

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Driving force behind the project; co-founder of Fortress Investment Group

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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