Tag: Brightline

Las Vegas-to-California Bullet Train Gets Bipartisan Backing

LAS VEGAS—A bipartisan congressional group from Nevada and California asked the Biden administration April 24 to fast-track federal funds for a private company to build a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area. All six of Nevada’s elected federal lawmakers and four House members from California sent the letter to U.S….


Hit the Road: The Fun of Road Trips

Vacations should be all about fun and adventure, but all too often they can become more like a military campaign, with every stop preplanned and every minute already accounted for. If you find yourself exhausted after a preplanned vacation, it might be time to take a road trip. In the book “Blue Highways,” William Least…


57th Death Has Railroad Pleading to Stop Dangerous Crossings

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Brightline trains killed one person and seriously injured another in separate accidents less than 12 hours apart, the latest in a spate of collisions plaguing the higher-speed passenger trains since the railroad recently resumed operations. Tuesday night’s death was the ninth involving Florida’s privately-owned passenger railroad since it resumed operations in November after…