The railway line will be 350 kilometers long, and the trains on it will reach a maximum speed of 320 kilometers per hour. The American government decided to support the construction with three billion dollars, which is approximately 70 billion crowns. A fifth of the money goes to a private company, according to the Bloomberg agency.
It’s a historic moment. Let’s lay the foundations of a new industry. The fill that we have created in the company also allows us to repeat this death in other cities throughout the country, said Wes Edens, the founder of the Brightline company.
The construction of the track was started by the Brightline West company, among others, thanks to the investment support of the Fortress Investment Group. Private costs for the construction of the track are now estimated at 6.5 billion dollars (roughly 155 billion crowns), another 5.5 billion USD (about 130 billion crowns) will be added to the land and rolling stock.
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Americans dreamed of high-speed rail for decades. Now, thanks to billions in support through President Biden’s infrastructure law, this is becoming a reality, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in an official statement. He added that this is a completely new chapter in American railways.
The deadline for completion is not yet known, but Ada Amerian hopes that the project could be completed in 2028, when the Summer Olympic Games will be held in Los Angeles. The trip between Las Vegas and Southern California should take two hours to complete, which is about half of what it takes to drive a car in the daytime.
The journey between Las Vegas and southern California has been very popular in the USA for a long time. Around 50 million cars move between these areas every year.
The first private high-speed trains in the USA only started running in the beginning of the year. Behind them is Brightline, which operates trains to Florida between Miami and Orlando. However, it only reaches a maximum speed of 200 kilometers per hour. The journey between the tourist centers takes 3.5 hours, and the trains cover a total of 378 kilometers per trip. According to estimates, approximately 8 million passengers should use this line every year, Bloomberg concluded.
