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Title: High-Speed Passenger Rail between Las Vegas and Southern California
Post by: Wrightwood on Jun 30, 20, 05:41:27 PM

Title: Re: High-Speed Passenger Rail between Las Vegas and Southern California
Post by: ForestGal on Jun 30, 20, 11:37:44 PM

I would much rather see one between Barstow and Laughlin.  I hate Vegas. 

Title: Re: High-Speed Passenger Rail between Las Vegas and Southern California
Post by: lwt42 on Jul 01, 20, 05:16:53 AM

Quote from: ForestGal on Jun 30, 20, 11:37:44 PM

I would much rather see one between Barstow and Laughlin.  I hate Vegas.

The airport is good, airfares are cheap, and this makes it a lot easier to get to Vegas, get to the airport, and leave Vegas.

Title: Re: High-Speed Passenger Rail between Las Vegas and Southern California
Post by: in my dreams on Jul 01, 20, 06:45:57 AM

 ::) Really don't think a lot of people are going to drive all the way to Apple Valley to catch a train to Vegas...Its easier to drive to Ontario Airport and fly than deal with driving into Apple Valley from well before the 15/215 split on a Friday...

Title: Re: High-Speed Passenger Rail between Las Vegas and Southern California
Post by: AvocadoFlyer on Jul 01, 20, 02:04:05 PM

True....it needs to start somewhere in the inland empire, or  san gabriel valley.  Flights are cheap to las vegas.  The train can make a few stops from say Pasadena to Apple valley, then fo high speed to vegas.  That would still make it easier and less time consuming to drive from Pasadena.  (I am using pasadena as an example).  But then again...I have no expertise in this area. :)

Title: Re: High-Speed Passenger Rail between Las Vegas and Southern California
Post by: lcadder on Jul 01, 20, 03:34:15 PM

I remember many years ago taking the AMTRAK Desert Wind, form Victorville to Las Vegas.  It wasn't super cheap, or fast, but it was a beautiful ride.  We really missed it when they cancelled it

Title: Re: High-Speed Passenger Rail between Las Vegas and Southern California
Post by: Cheapskate on Jul 01, 20, 08:22:48 PM

Coincidentally, Virgin Trains/Brightline/Xpress West (or whatever they call themselves) received a 5-month extension to sell their bonds due to "market turbulence". This project is allegedly "privately" financed, and I've always assumed it would be public employee unions buying the bonds (who else would? this is such an obvious boondoggle), but it now seems not even they will invest. https://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2020/06/30-virgin-trains-high-speed-project-gets-more-time-to-sell-bonds

btw, their Florida train line is still closed (the competing, but slower, public line is open). They didn't take the PPP money, they just laid off all 250+ employees in March.