By Mick Akers, Las Vegas Review-Journal; October 4, 2020
As the company behind the high-speed train between Las Vegas and Los Angeles takes steps to finance the project’s initial construction, one of the system’s backers expects the line to play a big role in sporting events in the region.
Late last month, Brightline began offering up to $3.2 billion in bonds to go toward the $8 billion project. The project also has $1 billion in private activity bonds from the U.S. Department of Transportation not included in the offering.