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Construction to begin on high-speed rail between Vegas and California
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Construction to begin on high-speed rail between Vegas and California
@metta, take note:
Construction to begin on high-speed rail between Vegas and California
Brightline West benefits from $3 billion in federal funds from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Trains could be running as soon as early 2028, in time for the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Travelers have a lot to look forward to. Electric trains will depart every 45 minutes from a Las Vegas station south of the city’s storied Strip and a Southern California station in Rancho Cucamonga, a Los Angeles suburb about 40 miles east of downtown.
Traveling at up to 186 mph — faster than any other train in the United States — Brightline West trains will make the 218-mile trip in about 2 hours and 10 minutes.
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It is a good idea to build it. But I support federal funds going to the state high speed train before the privately owned one. The Las Vegas one is estimated to cost $12 billion.
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