CALIFORNIA-LAS VEGAS RAIL ROUTE GETS FEDERAL DESIGNATION
July 2, 2009 - 3:02 pm
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced today that the California High Speed Rail corridor has been extended to include Las Vegas.
The designation could help the two competing rail projects — the privately run DesertXpress and publicly funded California Super Speed Maglev train — apply for funding or loans.
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