Work begins on a $12B high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Los Angeles

Re:Work begins on a $12B high-speed rail line between Las Ve... by AndyMcConachie on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @04:41AM (#40142012)

Yup. And the station in Los Angeles will be far east of downtown. So if you take Amtrak into LA you'll have to take a taxi or a bus to further transfer to Los Vegas.

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Re:Work begins on a $12B high-speed rail line between Las Ve... by acchow on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @05:28AM (#40142277)

Strange because the San Francisco terminus is downtown

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Re:Work begins on a $12B high-speed rail line between Las Ve... by this15testingg on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @06:29AM (#40142663)

the CAHSR station is at LA's Union station, which I think is the context of this set of comments. The line to Vegas (brightline west) does indeed end (for now) in Rancho Cucamonga with plans to continue on to LA's Union Station

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Re:Work begins on a $12B high-speed rail line between Las Ve... by dhosek on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @01:58PM (#40147619)

They’re referring to a different California HSR.

Also, for the Las Vegas link, the terminus is on the Metrolink line so you can take a commuter train from Union Station. People taking Amtrak from points east could get off at the Ontario station and it’s a relatively short taxi/bus ride to the RC terminal (Amtrak uses a different set of tracks coming into L.A. from the east than the Metrolink station serving RC). I suppose it would be feasible to extend the line a little further south to connect with Amtrak should there be demand (if they went to the Ontario station, then the Ontario airport could also be integrated into the service).

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