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2023-12-07 Science & Technology

High speed electric train that can take passengers from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in just TWO HOURS is awarded 'unprecedented' $3BN of funding from Biden administration

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-12-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [28 views ] Top

#1 I Tried Brightline, the High-Speed Train Set to Connect Disney to Miami

After 57 deaths, Brightline in Florida pleads with people to stop dangerous crossings

Posted by Skidmark 2023-12-07 08:05|| 2023-12-07 08:05|| Front Page Top

#2 How soon before they purpose a High Speed rail line into Central America ports areas and further

Posted by NN2N1 2023-12-07 08:14|| 2023-12-07 08:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Will it connect with the LA-San Francisco high speed train?

Posted by Bobby 2023-12-07 08:58|| 2023-12-07 08:58|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ Nope. That has a 100+ mile run from nowhere to nowhere with no real ridership, courtesy of the Dem lies to get it on the ballot. The Vegas train stops at Victorville under current plans.

Posted by Frank G 2023-12-07 09:03|| 2023-12-07 09:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Brightline opened to Orlando recently, but terminates at Orlando Airport, made improvements along existing freight tracks it shares, built 50 miles of new track from Canaveral to Orlando, runs at 125 mph.

$3BN-plus invested, but no Federal money.

Posted by Bobby 2023-12-07 09:09|| 2023-12-07 09:09|| Front Page Top

#6 What would be really cool is a high-speed train to the Moon!

Posted by SteveS 2023-12-07 09:37|| 2023-12-07 09:37|| Front Page Top

#7 It's to be routed through Cajon Pass, Frank?

Haven't seen a proposed route map, but that would be tricky at best.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2023-12-07 09:47|| 2023-12-07 09:47|| Front Page Top

#8 a major difficulty is to get from LA to central San Bernadino county requires using a relatively low capacity commuter rail

the capacity of the proposed service from Victorville to Vegas is about 50 times the capacity of the commuter rail

Posted by lord garth 2023-12-07 10:50|| 2023-12-07 10:50|| Front Page Top

#9 Criminal gangs can gamble the proceeds of their latest CVS raid more conveniently.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-12-07 11:29|| 2023-12-07 11:29|| Front Page Top

#10 Google Maps shows its a 4-hour trip now. So if you assume time for the drive to Union Station in L.A., parking, checking in your luggage, and boarding, and getting your baggage and rental car in Las Vegas, Jojo is spending 3-6 BILLION tax dollars for people who make the trip to save an hour of travel time.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-12-07 15:30|| 2023-12-07 15:30|| Front Page Top

#11 Only from Vegas to Victorville, so I didn't get that at first.

Silver Lake (near Dodger Stadium) to outside Victorville on 15 took us almost 3 hours the last time I drove that little joy of a route.

If I recall, from there it was less than 3 hours to the strip.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2023-12-07 18:20|| 2023-12-07 18:20|| Front Page Top

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