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Last week we learned that two leading Congressional Republicans were trying to block approval of a $5.5 billion federal loan for the XpressWest high speed rail project that would connect Las Vegas to Victorville and eventually serve Los Angeles. This week, both of Nevada’s U.S. Senators – including Republican Dean Heller – rose to defend [...]
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 [...]
With many of the political battles that consumed 2012 now behind us, 2013 is shaping up to be a great year for high speed rail in California – headlined by the likelihood that construction will begin sometime this year. Here are some of the things that we’ll be watching closely here in 2013: • Central [...]
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