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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Dec 2, 2022, 01:55 PM Dec 2022

High-speed rail line from LA to Las Vegas could begin construction in 2023

High-speed rail line from LA to Las Vegas could begin construction in 2023

The $8 billion, privately funded Brightline West project could eliminate 3 million cars a year from the heavily traveled I-15 corridor.

Published Dec. 2, 2022

California could see its second high-speed rail project begin construction next year, according to news reports. Brightline West looks to build an $8 billion passenger rail corridor connecting Southern California and Las Vegas, mainly within the median of the Interstate 15 freeway. It would operate 180-mph electric trains.

Unlike the publicly funded high-speed rail project from San Francisco to Los Angeles, Brightline West would be privately owned and operated. Brightline West and Brightline are owned by Fortress Investment Group, a global investment firm focusing on transportation, infrastructure and other investments.

In Florida, Brightline currently operates passenger train service from Miami to Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach and is building an extension to Orlando, with plans to reach Tampa.

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High-speed rail line from LA to Las Vegas could begin construction in 2023 (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 OP
great, how much are they gonna pay us to use the public-funded I-15 freeway? msongs Dec 2022 #1
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