From Las Vegas to Los Angeles, building starts on high-speed rail line

[@Vision_Elite]

This is exciting, hope the project doesnt get droped.

[@mokulashi]

it won't but it will take another 20 years and 500B more to complete

[@jjman533]

Expect more homeless to come to Los Angeles. If Vegas is smart, they would give a free one way ticket with cash to their entire homeless population.

[@adimart2214]

YES YES YES, this is why President Biden deserves another 4 years, for helping us Californians and Nevadans, giving us prosperity and growing our economy. We were chosen to be the first to host true high speed rail.

[@stephaniepeck3256]

As long as it stays on the track

[@Slimyvagdischarge]

Knowing how bright line steamrolled their Orlando to Miami line.. I betcha it’ll be done before the 2028 finish date

[@Atyomommahouse-p2m]

That was mostly there in Orlando. A lot of shared lines. Not the big infrastructure or electrical that’s needed like here. They are about to learn. Building in California at a very high worker cost is about to go way over budget and past the Olympics. Don’t forget state of California also requires 18 months of testing on the new line before passengers.

[@rolandmarkland6844]

The naysayers are why things never get done.

[@spiralflame88]

It's not even connected to Los Angeles County. You have to go to Rancho Cucamonga in order to take it. This is so stupid.

[@flipsolo]

Ok. You can still drive to Vegas when that thing is finished. While I'll be taking a nap or watching drivers stuck in traffic while blowing by 150-180mph.

[@spiralflame88]

@@flipsolo I take a flight when going to Vegas. When the train is making stops, I'll be blowing by 500mph.

[@ddddirge]

I heard the route gonna branch at Victor Valley, the other branch goes to Palmdale Which probably won't active until 2030s the earliest Hope they can find a way to speed up the Palmdale activation

[@BenMonares]

@@spiralflame88yeah but have fun following airplane policies and being there a few hours early

[@gravanon1577]

@@flipsolo You might get up to 180 on a short straightaway, but the route to Vegas isnt a straight line, you'll probably do 40-50 thru the Cajon Pass. Plus the train has to slow down to stop and pick up people and let other people get off, adding more delays.

[@amahsu1234]

There is a big doubt whether it can be finished in 2028

[@Krq11]

Will it be safe.

[@guilty-of-being-right]

Not if you see a nervous looking Muslim on board

[@nahnahson]

Yeah, it's Private. Honestly it's a luxury train.

[@marleneroberts2257]

Yayyyy! 👍🏻

[@coleallen3895]

Are they also going to get the Brightline trains to LA Union Station???

[@arthurpizza]

From Rancho Cucamonga to Union Station will be the Metrolink. They plan to have the Metrolink run every 30 minutes by then.

[@mikeshafer]

It would have been much nicer had the train terminated in DTLA rather than Rancho. And gone to San Diego too!

[@Jack-ke5uv]

It did at one time. I remember back in 1964 Union Pacific ran its bright modern yellow trains between Los Angeles Union Station and Las Vegas. Las Vegas had a brightly lit rail station just like the casinos. Union Pacific ran four daily passenger trains in each direction between Los Angeles Union Station and Las Vegas and continued up to Salt Lake City and points East. I believe one of the cars was transferred to the San Diego train from LA. The Union Pacific passenger trains had an exquisite dining car, lounge, sleeping compartments as well as wide coach seats. By 1971 Union Pacific gave up all their passenger trains as the public decided they preferred to drive the interstate or fly the new jets.

[@thunderousapplause]

fingers crossed this will actually be completed. I know they're gonna try and get it done by the Olympics.

[@CallumStapp]

id say the most important car would be the engine car

[@CaptainTrippy]

Seems like a better solution is to legalize gambling in Barstow. 😂😂

[@newnotification30]

I wonder how it is that they show footage to a train line that doesn't even exist yet 🤔

[@eledwindela]

AI

[@tonyburzio4107]

That's Florida.

[@RailFireProductions]

Brightline has an existing service between Miami and Orlando that began service on September 22, 2023.

[@DropzillaSMK]

I'll let the guinea pigs test it out first before I get on 😂 0:16

[@ItsMikeSandovalsYouTubeChannel]

you would think the greatest country in the world could have world class train service like other major countries, wouldn't you? or you dont think we can't do what they can do?

[@DropzillaSMK]

@@ItsMikeSandovalsKZbinChannel let's wait and see too many accidents with just the regular trains

[@MrJuvefrank]

@@ItsMikeSandovalsKZbinChannel It's difficult because planes make the trip faster for less money, Brother.

[@isaachernandez3212]

Train will be equipped with stingray technology to track passengers personnel lifestyle.

[@runits]

Your post was tracked by someone.

[@HPGSLOTS]

so at 200mph it will only take 2.5 hours to go 200 miles 👀🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 Thats the new 2024 math 😂😂😂

[@joshuamusicant]

Vegas-Long Beach in 45mins, that's wassup.

[@CaliforniaMISC]

Waste of money

[@justsayingforafriend7010]

How many people will get robbed on that train? They can't finish the high speed rail now from LA to San Francisco. How many years now?

[@mattbosley3531]

From Las Vegas to somewhere not very close to Los Angeles, you mean. Takes an hour or longer to get from L.A. to get to the Brightline station.

[@guslevy3506]

I’m glad they didn’t make it extend it all the way to LA because that would make too much sense. Transportation policies and decisions should never make sense…

[@PInk77W1]

Trey did the same with the light rail to LAX. it stops about 1 mile from the airport. Crazy

[@PInk77W1]

@crowmob-yo6ry but they are already there

[@Jack-ke5uv]

There used to be several passenger trains between LA Union Station and Las Vegas.

[@baldeagle4710]

It’s only $100 billion over budget

[@tonyburzio4107]

Wrong train.

[@WorldReserveCurrency]

Why does tax payer dollars have to be used for a private industry project like Brightline? They stand to make billions on the merits of this project alone. Texas tolllroads and highspeed rail projects were all funded by the private companies that aim to make a profit. We need to stop all these govt handout projects for corporations at our cost. Ridiculous

[@loripatton2488]

30 years too late ⏰

[@bludika]

this "plan" has been in progress for like the last 50 years lmao

[@ernesthofmeister3054]

oh boy, this one might actually get completed, unlike the bullet train to nowhere.......interesting what a little gambling money will do!

[@briyanalvarez9946]

About time! Too much talking i thought they were bullshiting,

[@JohnPublic-dk7zd]

Gotta hand it to the golden state, everything going to hell, so let's build a train to help send money to nevada...look at how long, and how much in cost over-runs the other train is taking, and know this will be similiar...

[@charleskim1540]

Wow.

[@Napoleon-xp3sm]

San Diego should be exempt from funding this, we just wasted 2 billion on a trolley extension to UCSD that hardly anyone uses. More cleaning ladies from TJ take it than the UCSD students and employees of the various hospitals and clinics it was built for. Biggest waste of taper money in SD history. Public transportation is a joke and only help undesirables get to nicer communities or a place for them to rest. Why didn't they mention the possible 400$ roundtrip ticket cost, about 1/2 of a monthly car payment.

[@justsayingforafriend7010]

100 billion in debt. Let's spend more money we do have... Make sure there is 10% for the Big Guy....

[@ChrisJones-gx7fc]

This is not California HSR. This is an entirely different project being done by a private company, the same ones who run the Miami-Orlando service. It’s estimated to cost $12 billion, 1/4 of which has been publicly funded by an IIJA grant.

[@RailFireProductions]

@@ChrisJones-gx7fcYes, not to mention $3.5 billion from private activity bonds. This is already over halfway funded.

[@KevinArnold-gu2sf]

A much better idea is to make all those casinos in California keep that money here

[@TheKayzieMichelle]

Great. Use our taxpayer dollars to help people gamble. Great.

[@_B.C_]

Not everyone who goes to Vegas gambles. It’s the convention center of the world.

[@coffeedollsvp]

It Better cost less than an airfair

[@Rocketfrog4755]

Good way for all the homeless in both cities to visit each other.

[@MrJuvefrank]

Rich homeless will be able to ride that train.

[@Carter-je9kb]

The country will be in a depression or war so this is a waste of taxpayer money . AZZ

[@MrJuvefrank]

@deserttree8668 Some have to go through Las Vegas to get to other places, but the reasons people go to Las Vegas go on and on.

[@920WASHBURN]

😂😂😂 and whos building this? Union workers?😂😂😂

[@newnotification30]

Yeah but if you live in Santa monica, driving to Cucamonga..... Why would you take the train.

[@Napoleon-xp3sm]

Or pay the estimated 400$ roundtrip cost.

[@b.visconti1765]

What about a dunkin donuts area??🤣

[@PInk77W1]

So it don’t go to Los Angeles. LoL

[@Howrider65]

A big lie they won't hit 200 MPH. Maybe in short bursts. The one in Florida from Miami to Orlando hits from 65 to 70 mph most of the way it does hit 125 for about 65 miles. And there are stops. A car has reported beating the train from Miami to Orlando lol. And flights are much faster and do not cost much more than the train. And the cost they first told us would be a lot cheaper than driving another big lie. It does not cost $125 in gas from Miami to Orlando. And you can do 70 to 80 mph in Florida. And flights are about the same cost. And if cost goes up to lay down the track which it always, does you could be looking at no savings at all taking the train.

[@smckay6438]

3 billion in taxpayer money so you can gamble faster ? 😂😂😂😂

[@KingofDoubleBogey]

3 billion + 30% over runs

[@smckay6438]

@@KingofDoubleBogey and for tourists, the high speed trains in Japan are for workers commuting not for gamblers! AND WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT INVOLVED IN GAMBLING OR PRIVATE, DOES BIDEN KNOW ANY CASINO OWNERS?

[@BillNye-n2k]

Corruption has been perfected in America.

[@smckay6438]

@@BillNye-n2k and we get back to why the great President Trump is hated so much by the swamp ! They dont hate him , he is just standing between them and US !

[@_B.C_]

@@BillNye-n2kthat would be russia

[@jkmj999]

IS THIS FAKE NEWS !!?? ...

[@Epochs33]

Poop . So funny , I was watching Bruce almighty yesterday .

[@Mac-ix4qp]

Alcoholic small-talk and yuk yuks in the studio for?

[@deezzznutz652]

I rather fly

[@DAC666]

Yer projecting lol