Category: Brightline

Las Vegas-to-California Bullet Train Gets Bipartisan Backing

April 25, 2023
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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….

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Hit the Road: The Fun of Road Trips

April 16, 2022
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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…

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57th Death Has Railroad Pleading to Stop Dangerous Crossings

February 16, 2022
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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…

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