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They're also building the same thing between Las Vegas and SoCal: https://www.brightlinewest.com/ https://www.brightlinewest.com/ (un)surprisingly, this will b
by umeshunni 1y ago
They're also building the same thing between Las Vegas and SoCal: https://www.brightlinewest.com/ https://www.brightlinewest.com/
(un)surprisingly, this will be operational well before the California HSR (SF->LA) boondoggle.
- inferiorhuman 1y ago(un)surprisingly, this will be operational well before the California HSR (SF->LA) boondoggle. Yeah, maybe. Even if Brightline succeeds in building something it's going to fall short of connecting LA to Vegas. https://www.npr.org/2025/09/11/nx-s1-5495584/brightline-west-high-speed-train-california-las-vegas https://www.npr.org/2025/09/11/nx-s1-5495584/brightline-west...
- softwaredoug 1y agoI think they're burning capital faster than they're recouping anything. I think they have $5B on debt on $500m in revenue. I think if they can hold out they could be successful, but thats a big if. https://www.wlrn.org/business/2025-08-12/brightline-fares-prices-bond-ratings?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.wlrn.org/business/2025-08-12/brightline-fares-pr...