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Brightline's high-speed LA-to-Las Vegas rail project scores $3 billion in federal funding (www.statesman.com)
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[+] -17 points 2 years ago (4 children)

What is the point? There is nothing in Las Vegas except gambling and prostitutes. Hardly enough to justify the cost.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago

    ... There are planes and cars in enormous numbers that go from there to LA... It doesn't matter how you judge their choices, it matters because it dramatically cuts car and plane usage and replaces it with far more efficient transportation.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Today, NFL, NHL, and WNBA. In a few years, MLB, NBA, and MLS teams. Plus sports betting and legal cannabis.

    The high-speed rail makes it easier to shuttle a massive population from SoCal over cheaply.

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