There has been a lot of talk for a while now about a high speed train going from Southern California to Las Vegas. It kind of seemed like it was all talk and no action, but now the company planning the project said that construction could start late next year if bonds are approved by February. Virgin Trains USA executive Tina Quigley told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that work will start in California, where a $3.25 Billion bond request was recently approved. Virgin Trains USA is currently seeking approval in Nevada for $950 Million in bonds.State Department of Business chief Terry Reynolds says the Nevada bonds could get approval next month or in February.
The track will go along Interstate 15 and will take passengers from Victorville to Las Vegas in 90 minutes! The construction is also expected to take three years and of course final approval is needed from the Federal Railroad Administration.