Canyon News, Beverly Hills, CA 3/30:
High Speed Rail To Las Vegas Breaks Ground 2017
UNITED STATES—XpressWest, the federally authorized high speed passenger railroad with plans to connect Las Vegas to Southern California, has plans to break ground in mid-2017. Initially, the timeline had construction beginning in 2016, but the company pushed it back to early this year. The High Desert Corridor Joint Power Authority, based in San Bernardino, released a study stating that upon completion in 2035, the high-speed train system would attract 11 million riders and generate over $1 billion annually.
The initial segment of the Las Vegas segment of high speed rail is planned between Palmdale and Las Vegas, and will be attached to the existing service from Palmdale, which is planned to integrate high speed rail between Northern and Southern California. This $8 billion-dollar project is projected for completion in 2021. It is expected to transport 3 million riders and bring in an estimated $300 million in annually.
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