High-Speed Las Vegas Train Back On Track As U.S. Reviews L.A. Extension
Brightline plans to have electric trains operating at speeds of up to 200 miles an hour between Los Angeles and Las Vegas by about 2026. BRIGHTLINE.
Brightline, the only private passenger rail company in the U.S., could begin construction of its high-speed train from Las Vegas by early 2023 as U.S. regulators start reviewing an extension that would connect it to a Los Angeles suburb.
The review focuses on a 49-mile section of Brightline West, the planned service, in California’s Cajon Pass by the Transportation Department’s Federal Rail Administration, the agency said. That segment of the railway, starting in Rancho Cucamonga, would run at speeds of up to 180 miles an hour and connect to a previously approved 216-mile portion from California’s Victor Valley to Las Vegas (speeds on that segment will be up to 200 miles an hour). The assessment could be completed by this November, allowing Brightline to finally begin construction of the project, with an aim of launching passenger rail service in 2026.
If the Brightline West project receives final federal approval the Miami-based company could apply for potential low-interest funding options for high-speed rail included in the recently approved U.S. infrastructure program. Details of the types of federal support for private rail projects haven’t yet been released. The company estimates construction of the 265-mile, electrified railway from Rancho Cucamonga, which connects to downtown Los Angeles via an existing commuter train, to Las Vegas will cost $8 billion and take three years to complete.
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