Transportation

Brightline Founder Eyes Private Rail Expansion to Texas, Seattle

‘Time to have a big passenger rail industry,’ says Wes Edens
His newest rail project connects Las Vegas to California

Brightline founder and Chair Wes Edens discusses what the new Brightline project will mean for the high-speed rail industry in the US. He joins David Westin on “Wall Street Week.”Source: Bloomberg

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By Skylar Woodhouse and Aashna Shah

April 24, 2024 at 2:01 PM EDT

A new era of fast passenger rail is poised to sweep across the US, according to Wes Edens, the billionaire founder of Brightline — the first private train operator in the country in more than a century.

After kicking off construction this week on Brightline’s latest venture, a $12 billion rail project spanning from Las Vegas to Southern California, Edens is already envisioning the next major hub.

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