BRIGHTLINE WEST BREAKS GROUND ON AMERICA’S FIRST HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT CONNECTING LAS VEGAS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | Brightline
LAS VEGAS (April 22, 2024) – Today, Brightline West officially broke ground on the nation’s first true high-speed rail system which will connect Las Vegas to Southern California. The 218-mile system will be constructed in the middle of the I-15 and is based on Brightline’s vision to connect city pairs that are too short to fly and too far to drive. Hailed as the greenest form of transportation in the world, Brightline West will run zero emission, fully electric trains capable of speeds of 200 miles per