Happens today on a new high speed rail line connecting
Southern California and Las Vegas.
Transportation Secretary put Pete Buttigieg will be in attendance at
the groundbreaking ceremony in Las Vegas along with other state
and local officials.
Now, when finished, bright line West trains will hit speeds
of up to 200 mph,
cutting travel time to Vegas from the Southland or from
Southern California in half.
So let's say it takes 4 1/2 hours cutting it
in half,
the 218 mile route. Run between Las Vegas and Rancho
Cucamonga,
company officials say Bright Line W will be the first
true high speed passenger rail system in the country.
Now in December, President Biden announced $3 billion in funding
for the project,
which is expected to create more than 10,000 union construction
jobs.
Brightline CEO says his goal is to have the trains
operating in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics,
which of course will be here in Los Angeles.
Chip Yost is in Las Vegas for the groundbreaking ceremony.
We're going to check in with him starting at 7:00
AM.
Megan. What is very of all the cars you're going
to have on this train,
what is the most important car that you have to
have on this train?
That's for you, Chris. You're projecting.
That's for you, Henry. What's the most important car you
gotta have?
We've gotta have selection on the bar car.
I'm just saying on the bar karts.
Gotta have it. Yeah, gotta have it.
I'd rather have a a barista.
All right.