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Episode: Rail spikes hammered, bullet train being built from Sin City to the City of Angels
Description: A $12 billion passenger bullet train linking Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area was dubbed the first true high-speed rail line in the nation, with a private company called Brightline West building it, and predicting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.
Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, cited Biden administration support for the project that he said will bring thousands of union jobs, boost local economies, and cut traffic and air pollution.
Company officials say the goal is to have trains exceeding speeds of 186 mph (300 kph)—comparable to Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains—operating in time for the Su...