Now we have an outline of the President’s high speed rail plans. This is a clarification of the money set aside for rail in the recent stimulus bill.  High speed rail is used in Europe and Asia, and there is no reason we can’t learn a lot from what they did to improve upon it. 

You may recall that the Governors of both Nevada and California were actively encouraging a high speed rail link between Vegas and Los Angeles. Unfortunately, that link just isn’t on the map at this time. 

Las Vegas has a long history when it comes to railroads. It was the major stop between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles at one time. Our economy was nearly ruined when the hub was moved after a railway workers strike. In this age of air travel and interstate highways, the lack of this rail link won’t have that sort of impact, but it would have gotten hundreds of cars off I-15 and been a good thing for both cities. Let’s hope this is just “phase one” of the rail map.

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