The L.A.-to-Vegas route aspires to be open before the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The investment is a component of President Joe Bidens Investing in America Agenda.
“You come home thinking, ‘Why can’t we have something like that?'”
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“Especially knowing that they’ve had high-speed rail in some form since the 1960s.
And it’s not just Japan, which is famously cutting edge in these regards.
So we know we’ve got to change that and that’s what we’re doing.
“So let’s make that a no-brainer here.”