Building Starts on High-Speed Rail Line Between Las Vegas and Los Angeles Area =============== #e34675aa ver:0.06 Work is scheduled to begin on Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line from Las Vegas to the Los Angeles area. Brightline West aims to have trains operational by the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. The rail line is expected to board millions of passengers by 2028. Brightline West aims to lay 218 miles of new track between a terminal to be built just south of the Las Vegas Strip and another new facility in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The project is touted as the first true high-speed passenger rail line in the nation, designed to reach speeds of 186 mph. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is scheduled to take part in Monday's groundbreaking. Brightline received $6.5 billion in backing from the Biden administration, including a $3 billion grant from federal infras... #newstr #HighspeedRail #LasVegas #LosAngeles #BrightlineWest #Transportation #Infrastructure https://here.news/story/e34675aa?ver=0.06