DesertXpress high speed train ready for construction next year. « Trains For America
DesertXpress high speed train ready for construction next year. May 25, 2009
Posted by patlynch in Domestic HSR, Regional USA Transportation.
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You already know this headline has a big “if.” The story runs in the Contra Costa Times reports developers will spend $4 billion in private investment for a Victorville to Las Vegas high speed rail link. This is not the Maglev proposal.
The preliminary environmental study is complete and the FRA needs to sign off. The business plan suggests a ticket price in the $50 range.
As planned, the DesertXpress line would allow Southern California passengers to board trains at a north Victorville train station and speed to Sin City as quickly as 150 mph. The line, which would generally follow the route of the 15 Freeway, would feature 183 to 200 miles of track, depending upon its ultimate alignment.
DesertXpress is still awaiting approval from the federal government. The firm has completed a draft environmental impact statement and Federal Railroad Administration spokesman Rob Kulat said the agency could make a decision in nine months.
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