Dagny Taggart plans to hire him to lay the new Rearden Metal track for the Rio Norte Line, but before she does so, he mysteriously disappears.
dˈæɡni tˈæɡɑːɹt plˈænz tə hˈaɪɚ hˌɪm tə lˈeɪ ðə nˈuː ɹˈɪɹdən mˈɛɾəl tɹˈæk fɚðə ɹˈiːoʊ nˈɔːɹt lˈaɪn, bˌʌt bᵻfˌoːɹ ʃiː dˈʌz sˈoʊ, hiː mɪstˈɪɹiəsli dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹz.