Brightline West, a privately proposed inter-city high-speed rail route, has announced plans to build a high-speed rail network connecting Las Vegas to Los Angeles in the United States.
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Brightline West, a privately proposed inter-city high-speed rail route, has announced plans to build a high-speed rail network connecting Las Vegas to Los Angeles in the United States. According to reports, construction is set to begin later this year, with the aim of completing the project in time for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics. The $10 billion (£8.5 billion/€9.5 billion) project will cover 218 miles, with trains expected to reach speeds of up to 200 miles per hour, reducing travel time between the two cities to just two hours and 15 minutes.
Brightline West plans to use zero-emission, all-electric trains for the project, which the company claims will reduce three million vehicles per year and cut 400,000 tons of CO2. The service will be operated and maintained by union labor, demonstrating the strength of the American workforce. The project is also expected to have a positive economic impact on the region, with stations planned near the Las Vegas Strip as well as Rancho Cucamonga in Apple Valley and Hesperia in California. The rail network will provide a boost to the tourism industry, making it easier for visitors to travel between the two cities, and creating job opportunities for those working in the rail sector.
The High-Speed Labor Coalition, a group of 13 rail unions representing more than 160,000 freight, regional, commuter, and passenger railroad workers in the US, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Brightline West to support the project. In a statement, the coalition said it was proud to be in partnership with Brightline West in this historic project, adding that Americans want high-speed rail and that the network would be a catalyst for America’s renaissance of travel by high-speed rail.
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The announcement of the project has been met with widespread support from both government officials and industry experts. The project is seen as an important step forward in improving America’s transportation infrastructure, and is expected to have a significant impact on the environment by reducing carbon emissions from road transport. The use of high-speed rail has been growing in popularity around the world in recent years, with countries such as Japan, China, and France investing heavily in this mode of transportation. The United States has been slower to embrace high-speed rail, but the project announced by Brightline West is a positive sign that this is beginning to change.
The Summer Olympics 2028 or Los Angeles 2028 or LA28, are an upcoming international multi-sport event that will take place in and around Los Angeles, California, United States, from July 14 to July 30, 2028. Whereas the 2028 Summer Paralympics are scheduled to run from Sun, Aug 22, 2028 to Aug 22, 2028. The United States will be hosting the ninth Olympics overall and the fifth Summer Olympics. After London and Paris, Los Angeles will become the third city to host the Summer Olympics three times, having done so in 1932 and 1984. It will also be the first city in North America to accomplish this feat.
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