High-speed rail to Las Vegas is coming as soon as 2028. Here are more details
by Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times— 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...
ABC7 Los Angeles—Construction starting on high-speed rail between SoCal, Las Vegas. Once complete, Brightline's train will connect Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga in two hours.
LASVEGASNOW—High-speed rail connection between Las Vegas and California breaks ground. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Skeptics called the idea, a runaway train. Now, the long-anticipated and first high-speed rail in the United States began construction in the Vegas Valley on Monday. US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, Sen. Jacky Rosen, California Rep. Pete Aguilar, and others attended the groundbreaking for Brightline West, marking []
Los Angeles Times—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...