Groundbreaking ceremony held for highspeed train from Las Vegas to Los Angeles The Hill
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News Summary
- Brightline West, the only private passenger rail company operating high-speed service in the country, is expected to build a 218-mile intercity passenger rail system
- The project is estimated to cost about $12 billion — $3 billion of which the Biden administration greenlighted last year
- Brightline estimated the project could slash 3 million car trips every year
Skip to contentFederal, transportation and union leaders gathered in Las Vegas Monday to drive spikes into a symbolic rail, marking the beginning of construction for a $12 billion highspeed rail l [+1817 chars]