Cha-Ching!!!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-greenlights-3b-las-vegas-184627441.html
It was also reported in Trains NewsWire:
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/legislators-say-brightline-west-will-receive-3-billion-federal-grant/
If the're giving that much money to private rail, they should also give money to to electrify the San Bernardino line for both Metrolink and to bring the Brightline trains into LA.
MidlandMikeBrightline trains into LA.
I read that is Brightline's long term plan. The outlier pickup point outside of LA was to save the rail congestion around LA currently which would increase the price of the project significantly if they tried to mitigate that via their own dedicated route. Using an existing route as you imply would require improvements but would still be congested and slow. So my guess is their priority is to get the system up and running first and worry about the downtown LA line later.
How will the Brightline trains be powered, diesel, hybrid, LPG, battery, hydrogen?
Brightline says all-electric. Promotional drawings show catenary.
Gramp Brightline says all-electric. Promotional drawings show catenary.
In other words, coal, natural gas, oil, hydroelectric, with a smattering of solar and wind.
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