Wes Edens on the role the government can play in developing more high-speed rail

“The government can play an enormous role. I’m very grateful for the infrastructure bill that was passed and I think it’s actually very responsive to this…I think that on the permitting side is where perhaps the government could have the greatest impact. Something I’ve talked to a number of governors about is simply the notion of going out and creating your own right of ways, getting your permits and then auctioning off to people like us to come in and build a train for you. The government has superpowers when it comes to permitting things and ready to go and if they took that upon themselves, I think that that’s a man idea that could have a lot of merit in terms of really helping out the development of this stuff.”- Wes Edens