Since 2007, a company called XpressWest has been pushing for a bullet train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas along Interstate 15. It hasn't been able to raise money from private sources or get a loan from Washington. Now it's proposing a new, somewhat longer, route, making the trip by way of Palmdale, and a group of Chinese companies has come up with $100 million.
LA to Las Vegas… by Rail?
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Guests:
- Ralph Vartabedian - Los Angeles Times - @RVartabedian
- Dan Sturges - US Transportation Research Board - @DNAsturges
- Lisa Marie Alley - California High-Speed Rail Authority - @cahsra