High-speed train to SoCal project chugs ahead as $3 billion in Nevada funding gets OK

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The high-speed train between Las Vegas and Southern California took a big step forward this week when $3 billion in funding got an important signature.

The Federal Railroad Administration signed off on the Brightline West agreement on Thursday, sending the money to the Nevada Department of Transportation. A spokesman said Friday that keeps Brightline on pace to begin construction in early 2025.

Initial estimates indicate the high-speed train project will cost $12 billion. The train will run on tracks in the median of Interstate 15 and serve four stations — Las Vegas, and three stations in California at Victor Valley, Hesperia and Rancho Cucamonga, where it will connect to existing Metrolink lines to Los Angeles…

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