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New high-speed train to connect Las Vegas and Southern California in two
hours

   Brightline plans high-speed link from Victorville, and later Los
   Angeles

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   Las Vegas and Southern California will be connected in just two hours
   by high-speed trains: that is the plan of Brightline, the company which
   has built a new rail link in Florida.

   The Miami-based firm has bought another enterprise, XpressWest, which
   has existing rights to build a high-speed rail corridor between
   Southern California and Las Vegas.

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   The firm says it has “future plans to expand into the Los Angeles
   area,” which could involve linking up with a new high-speed line from
   San Francisco.
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   Nevada’s governor, Brian Sandoval, said: “The introduction of
   high-speed rail between Las Vegas to Southern California will bring
   significant economic and environmental benefits to our state and
   support increased tourism.”

   “High-speed rail” is a relative term in the US, where most
   long-distance train journeys are slower than by car. The average speed
   is likely to be less than 100mph.