From Sin City to Los Angeles, construction starts on high-speed rail line

Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.
KTLA 5's Chip Yost reports. (April 22, 2024)
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[@crazybeartimba]

Still waiting in the LA-SF train…..

[@jdsjstudio]

Thank You!!

[@AX5Terminator]

Never gonna happen now with how ded SF is.

[@mjg239]

Same. I'd move back to California if that train existed.

[@mjg239]

The reporter talks about the LA-SF bullet train at the 4:47 mark

[@thomaskim5008]

Not going to happen in your lifetime. Why built through the central valley?

[@charkswitlazers]

Having your car in Vegas isn’t a good thing. You have to park it, worry about it, and you’re on the hook for fuel and maintenance. I’d rather get dropped off in Nevada and walk or use Uber once I get there.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

Nobody I know rents a car in Vegas anymore their entire stay unless they are staying off-strip. Just no reason to do so with the way nearly every hotel charges for parking. Add to that just a lot less stress just getting a ride share.

[@stuwest3653]

@@oldtwinsna8347 My hotel picks me up.

[@ricric8348]

Uber costs $$$ just from airport to strip! Same o same when train arrives

[@slimkhalifa766]

That’s funny, people like me and others I know worry about parking our cars in California because all the smash & grabs. *Knock on wood* that’s not too much of an issue here in LV.

[@trvst5938]

We need a federal ride share service to incentivize good drivers. Uber and Lyft can’t insure or protect their drivers. We need to cut out the middle man. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@ArtTaggerr-223]

Thank you Brightline.

[@tomlarson713]

Thank you Infrastructure Act from Biden too. Federal funds will be used as well.

[@ArtTaggerr-223]

@@tomlarson713 Now how exactly did the Infrastructure act help Brightline? Did it fund the company? If I remember, wasn’t Brightline already in the progress of developed plans. They do have one in Florida already. Didn’t Trump try to pass infrastructure too, but the Democrats wanted to play politics instead?

[@benkoch4973]

⁠@@ArtTaggerr-223That bill funded 3 billion of the 12 billion total bill. Definitely helped push it forward no doubt

[@ArtTaggerr-223]

@@benkoch4973 Definitely bucks in Brightline’s pocket, but they would’ve developed it regardless of government infrastructure funding. Thinking like that would make me wonder…if the Democrats would’ve helped Trump pass an infrastructure bill then perhaps the railway would’ve already been completed by now! Instead we have to wait 4 extra years.

[@mrxman581]

​@ArtTaggerr-223 No, that wasn't clear. Brightline was asked by reporters if the project would still move forward if they had not gotten the federal funding and they wouldn't answer the question. BLW was originally going with pure private funding, but couldn't get it. BTW, the public funding is closer to $5 billion.

[@ilovegodzilla]

They need to connect this to the gold line.

[@rustybumperclassics6342]

😅

[@MadStyle1911]

They are planning to do that... They will connect to the Metrolink at Rancho Cucamonga for commutes into L.A. etc.

[@catwayroad9742]

It's connected to Metrolink, which you can transfer to Union Station

[@NozomuYume]

@@catwayroad9742 In a sane world they could use the same rails to get into Union Station like they do in Europe, but FRA regulation makes the tank-like American trains incompatible with the lightweight high speed trains.

[@willypp13]

The gold just makes traffic and tons of bums are in there

[@harysuper]

Amtrak used to go there on the Desert Wind and they toyed with the idea of having a Surfliner train go there. It is a shame that never happened

[@thekid1597]

I remember talking the Desert Wind from Union Station all the time, not sure why that stopped 🤔 it took about 7 hours to get to Vegas, still was nice 😊

[@mrxman581]

You can blame freight rail companies for it.

[@mrxman581]

​@@bluebearaustinIt's not Amtrak. It's the freight railroad companies that own the tracks that limit passenger rail use.

[@shaddythewiz3836]

@@bluebearaustinit doesn’t suck cuz of management though it sucks cu government treats it like a business instead of necessity like roads. That’s the difference between countries like japan or countries in Europe and is why the US when it come to public transportation as a whole sucks.

[@ElonMuckX]

It didn’t help that they got rid of the LV downtown rail yard.

[@jakefields8018]

if the CHSR project ever finishes, it will be such an amazing investment for California in the long run. everybody needs to stop hating this is America everything takes forever and costs a lot of money that's just how it is, think about the future ya'll have some damn HOPE!

[@hotrail8295]

@jakefield8018 - AMEN BRUTHA.. People hated on the Japanese Bullet Train project until it was done.. and suddenly, all the complaining vanished as people got on board.. literally.

[@stuwest3653]

This country doesn't need a billion dollar train so people can gamble away their money.

[@HA.A82]

No, not everything has to take forever. It takes forever because the funds vet laundered 100x over before they quit on it altogether. Do you know how quickly our govt acts when they want anyrhing done? Check out the spending bill the lazy losers in congress passed on a Saturday (blasphemous for any elected official to work on a sat usually). Loom how quickly SF removed the homeless the second Newsom needed it. This project will either never be complete, or it'll finish after it goes several billions dollars beyond budget. This is the bs wr live with.

[@stuwest3653]

@@maidenthe80sla It's not designed to make a profit from ticket sales. The money they skim from the billions in federal grants is the reason it's being built. The CEO's of brightline are making close to 1 million a year in salary

[@dunky7157]

The Government is useless at anything other than wasting Tax dollars. Privatization is the only way to go. Not like The Government train will be free to al tax payers that funded it.

[@MoneySavingVideos]

You should be forced to buy a round trip ticket so if you loose all your money in Vegas at least you have a ticket back.

[@elirby7131]

I don't live near these areas. But I'm so excited for this. The US is finally getting high speed rail. Lets hope this expands far beyond these areas and the rest of the country. It will be super useful.

[@davidwright873]

That way, if you're a problem drinker AND a problem gambler, no worries! we got the cure for you!!! lol

[@jammiebooker6489]

Sponsored by gambling 😂

[@mitchpenny225]

Yamava is a short drive stop it

[@jodhmann1243]

Stops drinking and driving

[@davidwright873]

@@jodhmann1243 promotes drinking and gambling.....It solves nothing....just rearranges the furniture...

[@markplott4820]

MEGAbus $1 rides.

[@P0w2you]

3mi to the strip from there! man Vegas needs a subway down Los Vegas boulevard.

[@NogoalRob]

Elon Musk’s boring company has been given the rights to bore tunnels under Vegas and use Tesla self driving vehicles. He already completed 3 stops from the convention to 1-2 hotels. Google Vegas Loop!

[@AmericaEnd]

I agree

[@AmtrakDaftPunkFan]

Dude, this is finally becoming a reality.

[@james-he7xv]

you will be able to use it as soon as 3022

[@AmtrakDaftPunkFan]

@@james-he7xv Nice.

[@bombaybeach208]

It starts in Racho Cucamunga? Oh brother.

[@yyan6501]

It works as a starting point. Once you have a starting line, then you can build a network based upon it. Its basically how China built its enormous high-speed rail network.

[@diggingmystyle]

@@yyan6501 that is not how China built its rail network. It starts from one major city to another major city or destination. I'm 100% certain this project will never finish despite it being only 210 miles.

[@yyan6501]

@@diggingmystyle It is. China's entire high speed rail network started from the Wuhan Guangzhou line which is close to the length between LA and LV.

[@diggingmystyle]

@yyan6501 of course it has to start somewhere but I can assure you China never built anything without purpose. It built its network from one major city to another major city. This will connect LV with Rancho Cucamon which no one from LA would even bother with. It's a dumb project that will take decades to complete and still won't connect LA to LV. It's just another waste of tax money.

[@scottg8660]

It doesn't work because the US has a rail speed limit.

[@damianm-nordhorn116]

The greatest effect: Everyone having been passed by by the train like a 🌠 4 times in the middle of the interstate will be like what the am I doing in this car?

[@MrCarlos0903]

Let’s give credit to the Inland Empire - San Bernardino!!!

[@yellowdogadventures]

I love how she avoided the answer to the question about how much traffic disruption on the freeways there will be during construction

[@maxswaxsportscards]

The Gamblers line

[@Mandohh323]

The "Go go loose all your money and come back homeless paradise" line

[@kenmore01]

If they want to spend their bucks, here're some people other than the casinos who are willing to take it.

[@pauldavis4287]

This is one of the few places in CA where high speed rail makes sense.

[@MikeC2K10]

Train leaving on Track 5 for Anaheim, Azusa and Cuuuucamonga!!!

[@ChrisJones-gx7fc]

My thought exactly! I so hope they reference that for westbound BLW trains. Fun fact: the streets leading to the Rancho Cucamonga station are named Anaheim Pl and Azusa Ct!

[@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart]

Ahh this so frustrating. The location of departure that is. LA will never pull any transit hub into its center.

[@zzygyy]

Maybe decades later we will have high speed rail to this station.. decades

[@CaliSteve169]

This train is a solution that doesn't work to a problem that doesn't exist.

[@LINJ638]

@@zzygyy Yea, delaying it for the next 1,000 years.

[@mrxman581]

Union Station is the largest train station on the West coast and the center of transit for SoCal. It has multiple Amtrak, Metrolink, Subway, and Light Rail lines coming through it.

[@zzygyy]

@mrxman581 yup. Metrolink will be 100% needed to make this high speed rail more accessible.

[@mjg239]

*Awesome and about time!* I'm so excited for this! I'm an Angeleno (born and raised) and currently live in Europe. I use high-speed rail ALL. THE. TIME. in Europe -- Berlin to Amsterdam, Berlin to Munich, Paris to Brussels, Barcelona to Madrid. France and Spain has some of the best high speed rail in Europe. And of course, I haven't touched on the high speed rail in Japan which is on another level. I'm looking forward to this being fully realized. Love to see this going from L.A. to S.F. too. Can't wait to use these trains.

[@handsuporillshoot381]

The city of fallen angels creating a connection line with sin city. 🔥 😈

[@lawrencesmith835]

That's a good one because it's true.

[@guardianoftheduat]

And if we dont sin then jesus died for nothing

[@therighttriangle2038]

😆

[@theonewhostandsaboveall6826]

Crazy how beautiful the bible is and it's predictions

[@SquidCena]

@@guardianoftheduat And so if people didn't rob, cops wouldn't have jobs by your awful logic. Repent, Jesus doesn't approve of your sins.

[@abc123fhdi]

it will be another 2 hours to drive from LA county to Rancho then another hour won't save that much time unless you live in the IE.

[@GSM92]

Rancho is 6 miles from l.a county

[@TreeSnackz]

In what world is rancho 6 miles? 😂 you mean 56 miles right ?

[@guardianoftheduat]

​@GSM92 did u hit ur head?

[@thomaskim5008]

Better than struck in a traffic.

[@watwudscoobydoo1770]

That’s what a transfer to metrolink is for.

[@stephenpowers5385]

Makes so much sense to do this where it is most likely to be used and probably pay for itself in the long run. Would be nice to be able to compare this with the LA to San Francisco line being built.

[@jdos5643]

La to Fresno to SF.

[@sbsk2526]

San Francisco is losing businesses, Vegas is the hot spot where most travelers would want to go.

[@jdos5643]

@@sbsk2526 that’s why they are now proposing the speed train from LA to Vegas. Smart move. Vegas isn’t just prospering from locals but also international tourism. Very smart move. It used to be that they were trying to connect LA to SF but I guess they are thinking what’s the point now. It’s only going to be a direct route for homeless to go from one place to the other.

[@January.]

*There ARE going to be over 500 people here....

[@jahzd4028]

What happened to the high-speed rail line from LA to San Fran that was supposed to be done by 2020? Oh that's right. It went $100 billion over budget and will never be completed. I wonder who's going to pocket the $12 billion from this project? 🤔

[@ronaldhitchings1847]

You know, follow the money.

[@wilianrodrigues5280]

There are legitimate concerns about a repeat of the whole LA-SAN fiasco to occur here but there’s loads to point that might not reoccur here. Land is much, much more cheap between the areas of LA-LV in comparison. LV is well known for its giant flashy projects that incentivize tourism and there’s no doubt in my mind Las Vegas will slam anyone who gets in the way of this one. There’s finally the Olympics which would happen soon and I feel the government would help mediate the process in the case theres a slowdown to make sure they don’t look like clowns on the international stage.

[@MaximoToro]

I'll believe it when I see it. I've been hearing about a high speed train since the 90s and nothing ever happens

[@Marquitos562]

Stay blessed beloved

[@rawx485]

Shut it

[@TheFiscallySound]

FINALLY .. They are following the success of brightline in Florida instead of the model of failure that the California high speed rail is following.

[@gotyouout8267]

Florida has flat lands … California is covered in mountains … ofc Florida train is gonna be more efficiently built and cheap … California was and is trying to build through many mountains and hills in the state

[@BajatheChickenMan]

How is it they are able to build something better than this in france for way less money?

[@cgreedvisuals]

Well when crooks like newsome are involved they have to stuff their own pockets too 😂

[@lexburen5932]

because france has better civilisation, and the people understand public transit. While americans dont. And france SNCF is the national rail operator so the rails are owned by the government, in america its all privatised. these are the reasons why france can build it quicker cost less, and it will be better.

[@trailerhaul8200]

Europe excluding Iceland is a smaller place than the US.

[@cullenpeterson]

@markwred-kz1iqGo Noles! Also, France has been building HSR for decades. SNCF is one of the best in the world when it comes to building HSR. Land is cheaper, there’s no need for lengthy environmental studies, and government doesn’t have to fork out billions to consultants on every project. California on the other hand did CAHSR backwards: they’re building the “easy” section in the flat, cheap(er) Central Valley, and connecting essentially nothing. The segments between LA-SD and SF-Oakland-Sacramento/Merced should have come first.

[@1981menso]

@@trailerhaul8200 Dumb argument for regional HSR.

[@deetorrance3659]

How much will a ticket cost ? You can drive with 4 people and then have your car with you.

[@thomaskim5008]

I think it is cheaper to use the train if traveling along but more expensive if traveling a family of three or more.

[@CaliSteve169]

This train is a solution that doesn't work to a problem that doesn't exist.

[@politicalchannel66]

Then drive your car. Nothing wrong with choices

[@dkms1234]

Yep, you can go home or anywhere with your car anytime you want,( 2 hours ) I can listen to music and no need to sit next to someone that annoys you sometimes

[@CaliSteve169]

@@politicalchannel66 except the WEF plan is to end car ownership and have trains as the only option.

[@jbar_85]

As someone who lives in south Florida and saw how Brightline got it done, they will get it done out west too. It’s a nice train inside and out!

[@bobbysolorio1904]

It's about Time!

[@NoOneHere2Day]

*From Sin City to Rancho Cucamonga

[@lwbaum1]

I appreciate Chip Yost's informative reporting and background details.

[@efemdesign]

I recall reading a few weeks ago of expensive tickets for this. how much is this going to cost to ride?

[@MistSoalar]

Last time I checked, Metrolink doesn't take TAP. If so do I need to buy 2 tickets to take this route?

[@MrJuvefrank]

It sounds logical.

[@sbsk2526]

Metrolink doesn’t take tap, you need to purchase individual tickets for Metrolink which costs more. This is what makes it a hassle, if you just pay 1 fare for this entire trip to transfer it would be a lot easier, right now it’s a bit confusing.

[@joeson7700]

Amazing projects , hope it's totally Efficient & absolutely SAFE from SABOTEUR amidst the Desert landscape

[@beo456]

I'll place my bets on it will be 5 years late, and 3x over the original budget.

[@patrisio3]

If the state gov. of California gets in the way, yes.

[@kamsunleong6648]

Get the Chinese to do it. SF mayor London Breed just came back from Shanghai and was very impressed with their HSR. The Chinese will surely complete it on time and within budget.

[@mrxman581]

​@@kamsunleong6648Communist China is already having problems with their HSR network. They've lowered train frequencies and speeds on many lines. And, many lines have much lower ridership than expected.

[@RK-bx1by]

Gambling already and we haven't even begun the trip to Vegas!

[@andreirachko]

.just like literally every single HSR project in history, except for Chinese ones which are already crumbling apart

[@jeremyyu7173]

Will passengers have to go through security checks before boarding the train?

[@xp10199]

We need this for heavy and long distance commuter areas such as IE into LA, and Central Valley and central coast into the SF Bay Area.

[@steveh5882]

That 12 billion will balloon to 30 billion minimum, guaranteed.

[@jaycalif8240]

We just sent Ukraine over $200 BILLION DOLLARS and we'll never eveR see that money again

[@chuckrussell-coons5866]

It's private investment...so who cares?

[@drscopeify]

​@@jaycalif8240 Ukraine money is going to American jobs, Ukraine has no use in Dollars they have their own currency but they need Dollars to buy American made goods, weapons, anything they need which is a boost to the US economy. Keep in mind we gave the British Empire, Soviet Union and France trillions of dollars in today's money in WW2 so they could use the money to buy American goods, airplanes, tanks, trucks, food, ammo and that boosted the US economy FINALLY out o the Great Depression. Giving money to other countries is not a bad thing because they will use it to boost the US economy.

[@antonioc9396]

@@jaycalif8240 You might not see it but US companies who create ammunitions do. Have you seen the breakdown of the aid? majority are going to US companies to replenish stocks!

[@jaycalif8240]

@@antonioc9396 majority of that aide might be going back to US companies and the bureaucrats that signed off on all of this. They are the ones benefiting from this. . But the American people are on the hook.

[@claytonbrown7100]

At least it’s a start.

[@scruffy4647]

According to my calculations, the 200 mph train will average about 120 mph. Distance: 218 miles, time: 110 minutes. Must be a lot of curves and hills.

[@brimmed]

Is there a big train depot in Rancho Cucamonga? Or are they expecting everyone to drive out there to board this thing

[@ChrisJones-gx7fc]

Metrolink goes there from LA. The Brightline West station will be built adjacent to the existing Metrolink station, allowing a relatively easy transfer between the two. Both systems will coordinate their schedules so there'll be minimal wait time between them.

[@scottg8660]

​@ChrisJones-gx7fc and it will take just as long as driving.

[@mrxman581]

​@@scottg8660It depends on what day of the week and time you drive to Vegas. If you leave LA during rush hour on a Friday, it can take a lot longer than if you leave early Saturday morning.

[@sbsk2526]

How will people from LA get to Rancho Cucamonga to this train for LA people that don't want to drive to RC?

[@CaliSteve169]

Exactly. It doesn't work here. Imagine driving to RC, parking your car there, taking that train on a predetermined schedule only to arrive in Vegas without having a car there. Same procedure on the way back. This is a solution that doesn't work to a problem that doesn't exist.

[@ChrisJones-gx7fc]

Metrolink’s San Bernardino Line connects RC to Union Station. That’s currently a 74-minute ride, and Metrolink plans to eventually increase frequency to half-hourly in each direction to meet every BLW train at RC.

[@kennethmays8059]

Rancho's not that far from LA we can smell the stench coming from it usually.

[@factchecker6674]

@@ChrisJones-gx7fc Using Transit app to plan a trip from Westwood takes 2hrs. 45 minutes to get to RC.

[@TerpnJohn]

It’s already a mission to get to Rancho Cucamonga

[@kri5hie]

Idc how long it takes, this is my favorite construction project in the US rn. We have been falling behind other countries for a while now in trains/public transit, and once competition for brightline comes in it’ll lead to more affordable transit not just city to suburb or city to city, but also suburb to suburb in the far future.

[@arod605]

This thing isn’t gonna be done for the next 50 years

[@m3lgar582]

Remind me in 5 years

[@CatpoopTacos]

This project is done by Brightline, which is a private company. They already proved that they can complete rail in florida, so chances are they may prove doubters wrong!

[@youonlyliveonce2556]

China would have it ready in 5 yrs maybe sooner

[@ahoward5419]

They already have 95% of the right of way and there won't be any major utility relocations. It will almost certainly get done within 4 years at least between Hesperia and Vegas

[@CatpoopTacos]

@@ahoward5419 the only sensible yt comment I’ve seen in a while. I applaud you. I hope you have a wonderful week.

[@Dannny-Lee]

This would ideally benefit both of these West Coast powerhouse metropolitan regions, but it seems like they’re cutting a very fine line with that 2028 deadline ambition.

[@djdigital3806]

Greetings from Las Vegas. Now l can move back to LA!

[@geraldcoley1664]

San Bernardino is no where near Los Angeles and not in Los Angeles County. What a joke!!!

[@rdg1244]

This will only benefit SoCal residents as for Las Vegas locals it is still cheaper to fly to Burbank 80 bucks round trip at best for a 45 min flight.

[@thegoldstandard55]

Those who currently fly between LV and LA will continue to fly. It's meant to be an alternative for those who drive.

[@user-zf3xb3qx8w]

Las Vegas had been a suburb of LA for decades. this is long, long overdue.

[@eddyb3940]

Make it happen people!!! Go California 🎉

[@popsnela3851]

Rancho is los angeles?

[@LWRC]

The tracks will be built in the median between two lanes of interstate highway! How will the construction equipment be transported across these interstate highways so the crews can do their work! Traffic in both directions will be a nightmare!

[@zzygyy]

For 4 years correct.

[@factchecker6674]

The same way they built out the gold line to San Gabriel.

[@drscopeify]

This is a nothing burger they build off/on lanes for trucks and have signs about merging truck traffic. Yeah a bit of a pain but its been done all over the country when they widen highways and build new bridges so I think its just normal stuff. Some places might have under passes they can use and anyway the traffic during the work week is pretty light on the 15 more or less...

[@dloren6183]

If I drive from Long Beach to Rancho ... I might as well just keep going to vegas, Why not bring it closer.. even el monte.. geez.. Reminds me of the train to LAX that didn't go all the way to LAX

[@user-cn8dn6nr6u]

So you get to enjoy the snail rail / shuttle bus.

[@erichchan3]

It literally makes no sense to make it to El Monte or anywhere closer to the downtown LA. In a pipe dream or in Sim City sure...but imagine the additional permitting, zoning, environmental effects to build it through to the heart of LA with so many NIMBYs. The project wouldn't finish until 2060. I hope people like you and others continue driving to Vegas so that the highways remain congested.

[@Napoleon-xp3sm]

Or the $3B trolley in San Diego to UCSD extension that nobody takes..

[@goldenbear7156]

@@Napoleon-xp3sm I lived in San Diego for seven years and never tried the trolley.

[@rosiecheeks2508]

So their breaking ground in Rancho Cucamonga today . Is there already a train going from Union station to Cucamonga? Or will it be a phase two? THERE STILL BUILDING THE PURPLELINE TO SANTA MONICA PHASE 3 metro D

[@510trackside5]

Metrolink has run from LA - RC for over 20 years and the stations will be right next to one another. Wake up lol

[@mrxman581]

The groundbreaking took place in Vegas. Metrolink runs a train between Union Station and RC LA Metro is currently extending the D line to the VA on the Westside. BTW, Metrolink and LA Metro are two separate transit agencies.

[@pblmrt]

50 years late but good we got alternative ways to get to Vegas and vice versa. As long this gets done unlike the CHR, this is a major boost for both LA and LV

[@ALWH1314]

This railway makes perfect sense

[@p9r4ex8dyk]

I'll believe it when I see it.

[@FightCommentary]

My thoughts too!

[@Jefff72]

They have built a line in Florida. They have the most important institution behind them... Wall Street.

[@antonSugar]

Amazing. Godspeed, brightline.

[@Zergcerebrates]

Finally some good news, they should connect this to Ontario Airport.

[@lexburen5932]

i like how american car brain mentality can not cope with this. 😅

[@CaliSteve169]

Not cope with what? I'll still drive to Vegas.

[@stuwest3653]

Or the European comment from a person who has never been here.

[@walnutproz]

Imagine being so poor you can't afford a plane ticket. Europoor salaries 😂😂😂😂

[@mattkennedy6115]

@@CaliSteve169Steve why you trolling every post? No one said you couldn’t drive sheesh dude calm tf down

[@flamingoLake]

the best part is that because the train will be in the freeway median almost exclusively, you will see the train speeding by @@CaliSteve169

[@roshay11]

High jacking on a highspeed train sounds like a great movie .

[@rawx485]

I read that as Hugh Jackman.... anyway, movies aside, I think this will attract terrorists activity. All they have to do is screw with the tracks somewhere....

[@siediousswift8088]

Depending on how fast it is that movie would be over quick.

[@cesarremise]

It’ll be ready on time for Fast and Furious 17

[@1805movie]

The more high speed rails the better.

[@vgshwk]

It would be nice if it went to lax for people traveling internationally.

[@mnm2007]

how many trains will run

[@ScrewyDriverTheMan]

ONE train an hour. Sections are so STEEP, the train can only go at around 70mph especially up and down the Cajon Pass. It will take around 2 hours "travel" time, but it also drops you off 3 MILES South of the Strip, and 9 MILES South of Downtown LV, so by the time you catch the taxi and get to your destination, you might as well have just driven your own car, because for most people, going door-to-door from your own house, it literally makes no difference in the overall time spent travelling between your destinations, unless you are literally only going from train station to train station and live next door to one of the train stations LMAO

[@thomaskim5008]

I guess you like get stuck in the traffic. At least in the train, you can relax and take a nap or read a book or work on your laptop

[@Sho_Ishto]

@@ScrewyDriverTheMan depending on the cost, I’d rather nap on the train for two hours than drive my car for four hours. Especially if I’m taking the trip at night. Three and nine miles is nothing when you have Lyft and Uber. If you’re planning on driving around Nevada then it probably makes more sense to drive your own car though.

[@ScrewyDriverTheMan]

@@pigjubby1 No, it's literally 1 train in either direction per hour, because there are sections where the tracks are singular and not double

[@ScrewyDriverTheMan]

@@Sho_Ishto Yup. A real hassle with luggage and a golf bag

[@darrenchan4594]

its gonna be a nightmare driving to vegas the next couple of years.

[@LINJ638]

Yep freeloading trolls.

[@redpandaz5146]

Correction: One of the major reasons that CALHSR goes through the Central Valley is because it *is* by far the easiest route, unlike what the reporter claimed. A direct path between San Fransisco and Los Angeles would have to deal with mountainous terrain basically the entire way

[@divox9pqr]

Hallelujah, Vegas has needed a rail connection to Southern California for years. I can’t wait to plan my trip from Maryland. Hoohoo.

[@JPPSrules]

That is the President?! She looks super young!

[@KSWKREW]

Thicc too

[@AP___]

Hoax

[@ricric8348]

She has to be young as this will take 40 pus years

[@flamingoLake]

This is different from California High Speed Rail, which is publically funded and strewn out over decades. This is a privately funded hsr route by Brightline (they are still receiving some government funding though), who have already built a train route in Florida with success. I don't know if they will meet the deadline, but all of the ROW is secured, so I would expect this to be easily within 6 years and hopefully within 4.@@ricric8348

[@scott5067]

This is a train going from LV to Rancho, not LA.

[@kasufert]

It's also not going to LV, it is going to an unincorporated area in southern Clark County.

[@user-uj5ly1eq5n]

@@kasufertFr? It’s not going to go to the Las Vegas strip?

[@kasufert]

@@user-uj5ly1eq5n Its not.

[@hera7884]

Connect it to all of America!! I want to take a high speed train to Vegas

[@xnightxamex]

this is amazing, if this all works out EVERYONE in LA is gonna be on that train.

[@user-vj3qy3rg9p]

This has to go directly to LA to work

[@mrxman581]

One transfer from a Metrolink train from Union Station isn't bad at all. They plan to coordinate the schedules so the transfers are short and efficient between the two systems.

[@leewilson5389]

No it does not

[@user-uj5ly1eq5n]

@@mrxman581even if does, it can go wrong because Metrolink has been having problems with delays when track closure occurs

[@sbsk2526]

@@mrxman581 it’s too much of a hassle, you need to pay another fare for metrolink (which is slower) to get to RC and then another fare to get to Union station to catch the Metrolink. They really need to streamline the entire traveling to make it easier/more convenient , cost efficient, & time efficient for passengers for this to work successfully.

[@lassepeterson2740]

Not if they put slot machines on the train that can be played on as soon as the train has departed and does not stop anywhere else in California .

[@jonimoroni7475]

Between freeway lanes seems like a disaster in waiting.

[@eggheadegghead]

how a HSR train travel between the north/south bound of 5? Not sure there is enough space for a high speed train to go over 200 MPH and not affecting the cars in both directions.......

[@Zojooh]

What happened to the hyperloop one.

[@magalicochet4327]

How fast is the train going to be ?

[@junkboxxxxxx]

These people will make billions

[@user-wr9ez2hq2w]

Again?

[@handsomepackage7004]

I had a map back in early 1970 showing three major rail lines going thru the San Gabriel mountains. One tunnel was to be built near the 14 freeway. Another was above Azusa and the third was through the Cajon Pass. All were to be completed by 1977 and 1979. The rail lines were gonna go to a massive airport that was gonna be built Edwards Air Force Base. It was gonna be huge than LAX airport. But it never happened. There was a city that was being built out in the high desert for the airport. I think it was called California City.

[@Rumeel12708]

Wooooo this is amazing!!!! 🙏🏻 Hope we also get the one going morth of CA!

[@lbaker3602001]

200 MPH only when the electricity is on.

[@hello-lb3vf]

electricity is always on. you have no idea what you’re talking about

[@Napoleon-xp3sm]

@@hello-lb3vf So those rolling black outs were just my imagination?

[@epiclamp44]

​@@Napoleon-xp3smrolling blackouts? Tf you on?

[@osmanhossain676]

I always want California High-Speed Rail in California and Brightline West and I always love California High-Speed Rail in California and Brightline West.😮

[@Linkwii64]

Build it fast. I want to ride it once during lifetime.

[@VillaSpark]

What happened to the first unfinished high speed rail line???

[@mrxman581]

The CAHSR is under construction. Set to open the 171 mile initial phase from Merced to Bakersfield in 2030.

[@knuclear200x]

How much is a ticket. How often will it run. Will it replace Flixbus/Greyhound

[@Because_alex]

We need more! Do more! People need more options

[@davidcantor293]

Honestly, it will connect so many inland CA residents to Las Vegas it might bring in a ton of visitors who otherwise might not have come due to lack of an airport or not willing to drive.

[@little_foxy9118]

It amazes me how commuter and high speed trains still play a small role in the US

[@michaeldonatucci]

“We’re gonna give the tax payers $500m worth of roads for free! Gets $3 billion for the Biden administration 😂😂😂

[@zeegeejay]

Traffic already moves so slow there, this construction is gonna slow it down even more for years to come.

[@toiangaran]

And then provide an alternative forever 😎

[@markfinn0]

It doesn't connect to anything in Vegas. The end if the line will be at Blue Diamond Road near I-15. That's about 3 miles south of the bottom end of the Strip, and south of the airport.

[@308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane]

The corruption will be off the scale.

[@antonioflores-yr3ic]

Bet it's gonna be expensive

[@thomaskim5008]

The similar train costs $45 weekdays one way and $450 in a month in Florida.

[@gravanon1577]

@@thomaskim5008 This train will be about $400 to ride.

[@thomaskim5008]

@@gravanon1577 Who told you that? The company does not know the price yet you know the price? What is the numbers for the next power lotto?

[@gravanon1577]

@@thomaskim5008 Originally the company was saying they'd have to charge $1k per ticket to recoup their investment in 20 years. Now the buzz is they'll have tiered pricing with 1st class being $400 per round trip. So maybe coach would be something like $200-$300. In any case to offer pricing like Florida they'd have to be either be heavily subsidized or operate at a loss.

[@CTSLRailfan]

@@gravanon1577 aaand that exactly how brightline florida is. they are operating at a loss at the moment. it'll take a little longer for them to break even. same thing with brightline west.

[@MartyLaVie]

They really need a high speed rail from Victorville to Los Angeles. This will boost our productivity and economy.

[@mrxman581]

The problem is that freight railroad companies own the available ROWs.

[@shaunshimizu4322]

When you factor in the wait time of arriving to the station and checking in, it might make a LITTLE difference...Either way, at least it would take traffic away and make driving easier.

[@Jefff72]

The great thing here is that it's mostly privately funded. I think St. Louis to Chicago would be another potential route and also, Canada Windsor-Toronto-Ottowa-Montreal-Quebec City.

[@bobhoward6676]

I predict after going 10X over budget and 10 years to long and only 10 miles complete the project will be abandoned. 24B spent on homeless so far and only 100 housed in tiny villages.

[@free_br]

Openly corrupt and people are sleeping. India like countries are changing and courts and people are keeping politics clean and away from corruption 😢

[@orthrus4490]

Also Brightline is based in Florida so a lot of commiefornias corruption shouldn't be able to interfere with the project too much

[@NHLblkgurl]

Yeah great... (as we see a stabbing almost PER DAY ) on the LA Metro system.. (imagine a train full of people knowingly with money heading to Vegas).. NO Thx!

[@InsideLookingOut99]

Who carries cash nowaday. Stay stuck in traffic or sitting in the airports.

[@roachtoasties]

Troll.

[@DU85]

Yeah because a private railway is the same as the blue line and everyone carries loads of cash in their pockets nowadays

[@NHLblkgurl]

@@InsideLookingOut99I would think ALL the people who can’t get IDs (needed as verification to use cards, book hotels, purchase, etc etc etc).. and democrats say that’s why we can’t have election laws that require them.. are you saying they’re lying and/or wrong?

[@NHLblkgurl]

@markwred-kz1iqQuestion for the Professor.. How many people including drivers have been stabbed on buses and rails in LA over the last several days? (And hilarious your sarcasm, given AS WE SPEAK, Karen Bass’ home was broken into ).. DUUUUUUH!