The Federal Railroad Administration signed an agreement that sends $3 billion to the Nevada Department of Transportation for Brightline West’s planned high-speed rail project from Las Vegas to Southern California.
Brightline CEO Michael Reininger in a press release called the signing a “historic commitment that will jumpstart the high-speed rail industry in America, creating thousands of jobs all across the country.”
Once completed, Brightline West will be the first high-speed rail project in the nation, as passenger trains travel over 200 mph between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga, the company stated.
The 218-mile route by all-electric rail trains will travel in the middle of Interstate 15 with stops at stations located in Las Vegas, Apple Valley, Hesperia, and Rancho Cucamonga where it would connect to an existing Metrolink line to Los Angeles.
American made
“Brightline West will be American made and American built and will serve as the blueprint for connecting city pairs that are too close to fly but too far to drive,” Reininger said.