New High-speed train from Victorville, Calf. to Las Vegas soon to be reality!
The most unlikely proponents for a train from Southern California to Las Vegas have stepped up to the plate. The majority of California’s politicians not want a train route that could drain their residents off to Las Vegas with lower taxes and cheaper housing. But the City of Victorville sees it differently. They see opportunity to construct a 5,000 acre master planned community near I-15 and involving three major development companies. The community will have the high-speed train station at its center with 10,000 parking spaces and trains leaving every 30 minutes for the 190 mile run up to 125 mph and take a little more than 1 hour. The community is scheduled for ground breaking in late 2008 with completion in 2012. Estimated ticket prices are $110 round-trip. The train will be based in Victorville and employ about 400 people. It has 3 possible termination points in Las Vegas (South end to the Strip, Center Strip, and downtown).
The Victorville development will include 80,000 residential units, 130 million sq. ft. of Commercial and 9 million sq. ft. of industrial. Unlike the federally funded project that is getting so much opposition this $3 Billion dollar train will be funded by private money!
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