Brightline has a fast rail up and running in Florida. Unlike the buffoons in Seattle, they know how to do this. The Brightline West project will be basically a point to point line between LA and Vegas. It will follow the right of way of an existing freeway, which often is choked with traffic, thus avoiding all manner of problems with land acquisition, environmental studies etc, which have hamstrung the CaHSR boondoggle.. With connecting local transportation at each end it will be the perfectly logical place for using high speed rail. Privately funded, but taking federal startup funds as offered because why not.
They should develop a high-speed line with the Triangle from Oklahoma City to Houston and San Antonio. That’s basically about 30 million people that would be served by that line.
Due to having a number of level crossings in built up areas, there have been numerous incidents of motorists, pedestrians and cyclists being on the tracks when a train passed, several of them resulting in fatalities. 100 deaths have been connected to Brightline operations since 2017.
Might be cheaper to widen the highway 15 to total of 8 lanes instead of 4. Can use more biodiesel/electric hybrids buses.
They already have plenty of 24 hour turnaround buses...for the gambling addicted.