The Travel, 5/28/23
Brightline West: Everything We Know Of The Planned Highspeed Rail From Los Angeles To Las Vegas
In just three years, vacationers may be able to take a high-speed train from LA to Las Vegas (and it will be quick).
150 years ago the United States was one of the first countries in the world to develop trains and open the nation up with them. The West was won, integrated, and populated in large part due to trains. But in the Twentieth Century, passenger trains largely became obsolete due to cars and aircraft. Other places in the world pushed ahead with high-speed trains and bullet trains, while American passenger trains took a back seat and are still slowly poking along the tracks.
This may soon change for Las Vegas as there are now plans to build a high-speed rail from Los Angeles to Sin City called Brightline West. Las Vegas is known as the world's leading Sin City and is one of the most popular destinations in the USA. Fortunately, most people don't need a car while holidaying in Vegas as it has great public transportation, and Uber/Lyft work very well there.
