LA-to-Las Vegas high-speed rail line breaks ground

What happened

Treasury Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined state and federal officials Monday to break ground on a $12 billion high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles suburb Rancho Cucamonga. Brightline, the company building the railway, said the electric-powered trains will travel at more than 186 mph and shuttle passengers through the Mojave Desert in 2 hours 10 minutes, about half the time of driving on frequently gridlocked I-15.

Who said what

“People have been dreaming of high-speed rail in America for decades,” Buttigieg said. “It’s really happening this time.”