Brightline West’s planned high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California has stalled as the company waits on financing.
The main bottleneck is a $6 billion federal loan under review by the Federal Railroad Administration, which is assessing the company’s creditworthiness and required information. Meanwhile, the timeline has slipped from a target of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics to late 2029 or later.
Plans call for a 218-mile route with multiple stations from Las Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga, California, where riders could connect to Los Angeles via Metrolink…