Don’t forget that when you throw in the TSA grope security measures for the passengers, people will be staying away in droves.
San Fran on the other hand......
It is actually possible to drive from Reno to Las Vegas in nearly the same time as a flight.
Driving is MUCH more convenient in the long run.
The flight in “only an hour”, except, you have to get to the airport, find a place to park, arrive an hour early, get your bags checked, pass security (several times), wait to board, finally take off, fly, arrive, find your bags, take a shuttle, get a car.
Total time, about four hours, on a good day.
I have made the drive at night in five hours, more than once.
Before the Fed. blackmailed us into adopting their mandated speed limits this was legal and could be done more safely, in daylight.
BILLIONS for a hight speed short line shuttle rail is insane.