C’mon
S. CA is full of, “Conference centers, restaurants, Casinos, sports stadiums, amusement parks, Hollywood etc etc...
This is a colossal waste of tax payer money. Not to mention a 200 mph choo choo is a real EASY target for terrorist.
They haven’t quite figured that one out yet in Europe, where the high-speed trains run at 196 mph. But that’s not saying they won’t.
Don’t forget the crap on the train...drunk and noisy passengers, assaults on riders and staff, what will an earthquake do to the physical structure of the train. What happens if train is disabled in middle of hot desert with no air-conditioning? What about terrorists and sabotage? Will passengers turn to jelly if train crashed? .(186 mph) is lots of kinetic energy. How much will ticket cost? How much is taxi service in Vegas with a captive audience? LA to Vegas about 270 miles...at about 25 mpg highway...that about 11 gallons...@$5 a gallon...110 bucks two ways. At 65mph...about 4 hours...versus about 2 hrs from Cucamonga to LV. I would guess train fare is minimum $100 bucks one way. Include taxies. Tips. would make it less competitive...lots of issues...but at least it would make Calif. Rail look like the government grift and graft that it is.