After about two decades of talk about a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California with no action, Brightline West’s executive director said the time is now.
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Brightline has hired a new CEO as the company’s former chief executive, Michael Reininger, shifts his focus to Brightline West’s $21 billion Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail venture.
The Brightline West high-speed train project between Las Vegas and Southern California is seeking a $6 billion federal loan as its price tag swells to $21B.
Utility work tied to Brightline West’s planned high-speed rail project next week will see ramp and road closures at the Interstate 15/Sloan Road interchange.
Brightline West began grading their Las Vegas high-speed train station site and were then cited by Clark County for what an official perceived was the company starting work without a permit.
Brightline West far exceeded expectations for its private activity bond offering, signaling investor confidence in the Las Vegas-to-Southern California high-speed rail project.
Brightline West’s Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail project was lauded Thursday by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who also slammed the California Central Valley rail line.
Brightline West is inching toward getting construction underway this year on its 218-mile Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail line.
Brightline West has momentum heading into the new year after securing billions in federal funding for a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California.
The $3 billion grant for the Las Vegas-to-Southern California high-speed rail project has been signed by the Federal Railroad Administration.
The train sets can fit 450 people each, and can reach speeds of up to 220 mph, allowing for a trip between Las Vegas and the Rancho Cucamonga station to take 2 hours.
The 54-mile high-speed rail line would serve as a connector between the planned Brightline West Victor Valley Station and the California High-Speed Rail in Palmdale, California.
The production facility in North Las Vegas will play a role in the Brightline West high-speed rail project between Southern Nevada and Southern California.
With the project’s different backers and plans over the years, some might need a refresher on just all what the long-awaited project entails.
The trains, designed to go up to 220 mph, will be able to take Brightline West passengers between Las Vegas and Southern California in less than two hours.