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Construction is currently under way for Brightline West, a 218-mile railway system that will connect a Los Angeles suburb to Sin City, turning a 4-hour car ride into a 2-hour high speed train ride.
Brightline West is a privately run high-speed rail route, currently under construction, to link the Las Vegas Valley and Rancho Cucamonga in Greater Los Angeles through the California high desert. The line will connect with existing rail at Rancho Cucamonga station of Metrolink 's San Bernardino Line , a commuter rail line in Southern California.
Brightline revenue increased 174% in 2023 compared to 2022, to $87.66 million from $31.97 million, including: $76.34 million for passenger and ancillary revenue, such as parking and food and beverages
None of the work, however, required the level of construction necessary along the Brightline West route. Brightline West will use 700,000 concrete rail ties, 2.2 million tons of ballast and 63,000 ...
The original plan was that the train would travel at speeds of up to 150 miles per hour (240 km/h) averaging 130 miles per hour (210 km/h) and making the 186-mile (299 km) trip from Victor Valley to Las Vegas Valley in about 1 hour 24 minutes. [8] [9] That was subject to funding that never was allocated for the project. In 2018, Brightline West ...
According to a pact made on July 16, 2013, CFX tentatively agreed to pay $12 million for an extra 200 ft (61 m) along the 22-mile (35 km) BeachLine corridor between Cocoa and Orlando International Airport. [149] In early October 2013, CFX and All Aboard Florida reached a formal purchase agreement for the land required for the right-of-way.
The Southern Tier is "a great fit" for a new Siemens Mobility train manufacturing facility that could create several hundred jobs, said Schumer.
Last week, Brightline West named Siemens the preferred bidder for a high-speed rail project connecting Las Vegas and Los Angeles. The contract calls for the construction of a fleet of 10 ...