High-speed rail connection between Las Vegas and California breaks ground
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High-speed rail to Las Vegas is coming as soon as 2028. Here are more details
Southern Californians can expect to board a high-speed train as soon as 2028 for a two-hour ride to Las Vegas, officials on the $12-billion project said when construction ceremonially broke ground Monday in Sin City. "We'll move millions of people between two of the most exciting and important regions of the country, Southern California and here in southern Nevada," said Wes Edens, Brightline’s founder and chairman and a private equity billionaire. "We are the only industrialized country in the...
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A first view of what the high-speed rail to Las Vegas might look like
Efforts to get high-speed rail from Southern California to the Las Vegas Strip are gaining steam, with the first images of what the trains might look like being released this week. Brightline West, the company constructing the $12-billion project, unveiled renderings of the electric-powered American Pioneer 220 trains that Siemens Mobility hopes to build as the preferred bidder for the planned opening in 2028. The high-speed trains will go up to 220 mph, officials said, allowing passengers to...
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High-speed rail system from Las Vegas to Southern California breaks ground
Officials broke ground Monday on a new high-speed rail system that will connect Southern California and Las Vegas. The Brightline West system will average speeds of about 115 miles per hour and reach a top speed of around 200 mph, comparable to other high-speed systems around the world. The Eurostar between London and Paris averages […]