High Speed Rail

Brightline West will be a 218-mile 186-mile-per-hour rail line from Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga - about 40 miles east of downtown L.A. - expected to open in 2028

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The contract calls for two prototype trainsets for testing to be delivered by 2028, and four trainsets to be used on the "early operating segment" between Merced and Bakersfield, ready between 2030 and 2033.

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The goal remains to complete an initial operating segment of electrified high-speed rail in the Central Valley between 2030 and 2033.

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Various federal, state, and local funding sources are lining up.

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"This show of support from the Biden-Harris Administration is a vote of confidence in today’s vision and comes at a critical turning point, providing the project new momentum.”

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A long-fought high speed rail project may be coming back from the dead — and what happens next could be instructive for other communities hoping to someday run trains in highway-dominated states. 

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The answer is yes, with stronger cooperation and buy-in from state and federal leaders.

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There are more than thirty active construction sites on the HSR project in the Central Valley, including bridges, viaducts, and undercrossings, and close to that number of jobs have been completed.

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