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[KevinKorell]

Las Vegas, NV Review-Journal, 10/19/21:

 

 

   Brightline West: It’s not just a high-speed train to Victorville    

 

 

High-speed rail operators Brightline West figure it’s time people stop thinking about its project between Las Vegas and Southern California as the train to Victorville.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Trains magazine, 10/22/21:

 

 

     Brightline West announces partners in Rancho Cucamonga extension  

 

 

With  environmental planning completed for construction of a 200-mph electrified railroad from Las Vegas, Nev., only as far as Victorville, Calif., Brightline West has entered into a memorandum of understanding with California transportation authorities to explore extending tracks to an existing Metrolink commuter rail station in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., where passengers could transfer for trains to Los Angeles.

 

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Railway Age, 10/22/21

 

Brightline West Project Advancing in California

 

The proposed map of Brightline West, a high speed passenger rail service connecting Southern California and Las Vegas.

 

 

The planned $8 billion Brightline West high speed rail line is another step closer to connecting Las Vegas with Southern California.

 

Brightline, the private-sector passenger rail operator that runs a 67-mile line in South Florida, on Oct. 21 reported that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and California High-Speed Rail Authority. The MOU sets the framework for using 48 miles within Interstate 15 for Brightline West to link its proposed Victor Valley, Calif., station and a newly planned Cucamonga Station in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Brightline said.

 

The city of Rancho Cucamonga is currently designing a multi-modal station as part of a new transit district.  . . .

 

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