b'Since 2017, weve been advisingunderwriter Morgan Stanley on aproject thats moving US passenger rail into the 21st century.10,000 jobs A Car-Centric Culture, Stalledwere created. Japan welcomed high-speed passenger rail in the 1960s; France in the 1980s; Achieved Tier 4Germany and the UK in the 1990s.emissions standards. The US has lagged behind, with people still commuting over land by standard-speed train or car.An East Coast OpportunityBrightline is developing the first privately owned and operated high-speed passenger rail system in theUS. The first leg stretches 235 miles from Miami, Florida, to Orlando,Florida; reaches speeds of 125 milesper hour; and runs alongside, and provides an alternative to driving on,US Interstate 95, one of the countrys most congested highways.3'