Are they building a train from LA to Las Vegas?

The plan to build a high-speed train that will connect Las Vegas with Southern California took another important step this month. The massive transportation project by Brightline could begin as soon as this year, with an estimated completion plotted for around 2027.



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Brightline's all-electric trains will travel a total of 218 miles along the median of Interstate 15, with the entire project—the first high-speed rail system in America—estimated to cost $10 billion. The Rancho Cucamonga to Victor Valley segment includes the treacherous Cajon Pass through the San Bernardino Mountains.

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With the environmental approval in place, officials said Brightline remains on track to break ground at the end of this year, with hopes of starting service by early 2027.

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The all-electric train will connect a station in Apple Valley, east of the city of LA, to Las Vegas along Interstate 15. The 218-mile trip will take about 85 minutes on a train that will have a cruising speed of 200 miles per hour.

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There are usually 3 daily train trips available from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Traveling by train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas usually takes 10 hours and 57 minutes, but the fastest Amtrak train can make the trip in 8 hours and 45 minutes.

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California High-Speed Rail, the most ambitious public transportation project in the state's history, is still miles away from being completed, despite decades of discussion and nearly ten years of construction.

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Brightline West is connecting Southern California and Las Vegas with the nation's first true high-speed, electric passenger rail system.

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At speeds in excess of 186 mph, trains will transport passengers between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga in just 2 hours and 10 minutes, twice as fast as the normal drive time, the company said.

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California's plan is to build an electric train that will connect Los Angeles with the Central Valley and then San Francisco in two hours and 40 minutes.

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Train travel is often cheaper than flying, in part because you can generally take more with you before paying extra baggage fees.

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