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Last weekend’s LA Times had a few articles on HSR travel – which is significant in itself, a sign that the public understands HSR is a valuable and desirable way to get around. One of the articles examines the numerous proposals for a SoCal-Las Vegas HSR service and wonders “Will it ever happen?” The fact [...]
That’s the report from the San Bernardino Sun: Proponents of a high-speed train that would link this High Desert city to Las Vegas say they are confident that the impending completion of environmental and financial plans will allow construction of a new rail line to begin in 2011. “There will probably be at least some [...]
Somehow, almost out of nowhere, the Las Vegas to Southern California route has become one of the most popular locations for proposed high speed rail service. With four different proposals now in the mix (maglev, DesertXpress, “X Train,” and a 4th discussed below), it would seem a clear sign that the business sector understands there [...]
According to a recent Las Vegas Sun article, the DesertXpress high speed rail project between Victorville and Las Vegas is on couse to begin construction in 2010: Last year, developers of the 185-mile rail line that would link Las Vegas with Victorville, Calif., said they hoped they would get final environmental approvals by the end [...]
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