Ralph Vartabedian

Los Angeles Times

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National correspondent for the Los Angeles Times

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The California High-Speed Rail Authority still promises a bullet train that will take a little more than two and a half hours to run between L.A. and San Francisco.

Whither High-Speed Rail?

The California High-Speed Rail Authority still promises a bullet train that will take a little more than two and a half hours to run between L.A. and San Francisco.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Since 2007, a company called XpressWest has been pushing for a  bullet train  from Los Angeles to Las Vegas along Interstate 15.

LA to Las Vegas… by Rail?

Since 2007, a company called XpressWest has been pushing for a bullet train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas along Interstate 15.

from Which Way, L.A.?

Governor Jerry Brown was sworn in for an unprecedented fourth term this morning. One of his pet projects has been a bullet train between L.A. and San Francisco.

A First Step for L.A.-San Francisco High-Speed Rail

Governor Jerry Brown was sworn in for an unprecedented fourth term this morning. One of his pet projects has been a bullet train between L.A. and San Francisco.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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