The target is to move riders between Southern California and Las Vegas in about 90 minutes.Backed by Fortress Investment co-founder Wes Edens, the private project is to be built within about 36 months on a right-of-way through the desert that was approved by the U.S. government years ago. That’s just $800 million shy of the railway’s $5 billion construction tab. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Resorts World Las Vegas activates 100,000-square-foot LED screen - VIDEOResorts World Las Vegas activated its 100,000-square-foot LED screen on its west tower on Independence Day, showing a digital fireworks display. and Bonanza Rd. The Las Vegas to LA trip would be reduced to 4 hours under the higher-speed option.“We’re looking at in 2023 that we would make a sizable infrastructure investment into the railroads from essentially Daggett (California), which is just north of Barstow,” Barron said. “West Coast, we’re coming for you,” Brightline tweeted on Tuesday afternoon. The California bond allocation must be sold by September, with construction to start late this year, Porritt said. “I’m not sure where that all stands with Eldorado (Resorts Inc. buying Caesars Entertainment) and what’s happened in the middle of all of that. At this point, the Virgin named is being used for marketing purposes.
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(James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)Boyd Gaming Corp. has laid off at least 2,500 Nevada employees - VideoOn May 22, the casino operator issued letters warning of possible impending layoffs . (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Hockey arena opponents erred in ballot initiative - VideoOpponents of a minor league hockey arena in Henderson collected enough verified signatures to put the disputed project on the November ballot, but then a problem emerged: A procedural error on the petition.Rj Business reporter Eli Segall talks about the lawsuit and the future of the unfinished hotel and casino.Governor Steve Sisolak announced on Wednesday a mandate to wear face masks starting Friday. “Amtrak basically shut down and they’re our haulage company for this.”Amtrak spokesperson Olivia Irvin confirmed talks are ongoing between the two parties regarding the planned passenger train service.Barron envisions the train running on existing Union Pacific Railroad track, so he wouldn’t be required to do any improvements to the line out the gate.Union Pacific spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza confirmed talks with X-Train on the proposed rail line.“Union Pacific Railroad and United Rail Inc. (Barron) have been in discussions about a proposed privately operated passenger rail service between Las Vegas and Los Angeles,” Espinoza said.
I'veFrom Los Angeles, the U.S. capital of cars and congestion, I try to make sense of technology-driven changes reshaping transportation, cities and how we get around. But those plans have been altered and Barron now says the line would end at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, at Amtrak’s request.Representatives from Union Station didn’t immediately respond to comment on the matter.Where the train station would land in Las Vegas is still up in the air as well.Barron pushed the idea last year of building a station in downtown Las Vegas in conjunction with the Greyhound bus station located at the Plaza.