Wes Edens

Built World

As of May 2026: Driving force behind the project; co-founder of Fortress Investment Group

Japan opened its first bullet train in 1964. Sixty years later, the U.S. still has no line meeting the international high-speed rail threshold. On April 22, 2024, Brightline West broke ground in Las Vegas on a 218-mile route for electric trains running up to 200 mph between the Strip and the Los Angeles suburbs.

Updated May 31