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XpressWest has been waiting to hear from the federal government about their $5.5 billion loan request to help construct the high speed rail project from Victorville to Las Vegas (eventually connecting to Los Angeles via Palmdale). If the lead Republican budget-writers have anything to say about it, however, that loan won’t ever be approved. Last [...]
When last we checked, XpressWest – the Southern California to Las Vegas high speed rail project – was still awaiting word on their $5.5 billion federal loan application. Today, we learned that, unfortunately, they’re still waiting: Andrew Mack, chief operating officer of XpressWest, told the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors that [...]
Recent reports suggest that the “X Train” – a conventional speed passenger rail service from Fullerton to Las Vegas – could become reality next year. And while this isn’t exactly high speed rail, it could demonstrate that there is strong ridership potential for passenger rail service from Southern California to Las Vegas. From the LA [...]
The California high speed rail project closest to completion isn’t the San Francisco to Los Angeles route being built by the California High Speed Rail Authority. It’s XpressWest, formerly known as DesertXpress, which would connect Las Vegas to Los Angeles via Victorville and Palmdale. The project has sometimes appeared to be more promise than reality, [...]
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