Driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas will take you about four hours, depending on traffic. If you fly, it’s just a one-hour hop, but you have to factor in arriving at the airport early and fighting your way out of McCarran International Airport when you arrive. The operator of a new high-speed train , though, says it can get people from Southern California to Sin City in just two hours—and if they want to go in style, there’s an option for that, too.
Brightline West, the company behind the high-speed passenger rail, has posted pictures of its “party car” for people who can’t wait to get the fun started. The train car, where champagne and other adult beverages will flow from a full bar, has comfy seats and a fuchsia-colored interior. Sorry, revelers, no DJ was shown in the mockups.
Brightline is hoping to construct a new 218-mile track between Rancho Cucamonga (located east of Los Angeles, about halfway to San Bernardino) and a new terminal that is being built at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip. Current plans call for the line to be up and running in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics , which will be held in LA.