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October 22, 2021 | North America

Brightline West project advances in California

Memorandum of Understanding signed for a 77km section of Brightline West line to link stations in California.

July 9, 2021 | Infrastructure

Brightline obtains Las Vegas station site

Brightline Holdings has acquired a 44.5 hectare area of land that will be the home of Brightline West’s Las Vegas high-speed terminus station.

April 21, 2021 | Infrastructure

Brightline CEO confirms Las Vegas construction in 2021

Amtrak is also considering constructing a line between Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

April 16, 2021 | Light Rail

Las Vegas to develop light rail line?

Axios Nevada agrees to provide two-year study of 30km high-capacity transit system on Charleston Boulevard.

January 20, 2021 | Infrastructure

California - Las Vegas HS line construction could start in Q2 2021

BRIGHTLINE West hopes to begin construction of its $US 8.4bn 270km California - Las Vegas high-speed line in the second quarter of 2021.

September 8, 2020 | Financial

XpressWest receives approval for future bond sales

XPRESSWEST, a subsidiary of American private operator Brightline, has received approval from the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (CIEDB) to be reimbursed through a future bond sale for the cost of its planned 273.6km high-speed line from California to Las Vegas.

August 3, 2020 | Financial

Nevada approves final bonds for Las Vegas HS project

THE Nevada State Board of Finance has approved up to $US 200m in state bonds for Virgin Trains USA’s privately-funded $US 4.8bn high-speed line between Las Vegas and Southern California.

July 2, 2020 | High-speed

Virgin Trains plans extension of LA - Las Vegas high-speed line

XPRESSWEST, the subsidiary of Virgin Trains USA planning a high-speed line from California to Las Vegas, has begun early talks to extend the western terminus from Victorville to Rancho Cucamonga, where the line could connect directly to the Los Angeles metro network.

October 18, 2019 | High-speed

Construction of Southern California - Las Vegas high-speed line to start next year

CONSTRUCTION on Virgin Trains USA’s Southern California - Las Vegas high-speed line could begin in the middle of next year, with operation due to begin at the end of 2023.

August 5, 2019 | North America

Virgin Trains seeks $US 3.6bn bonds for California - Las Vegas line

PRIVATELY-funded inter-city passenger operator Virgin Trains USA, previously known as Brightline, is seeking approval from the states of California and Nevada to raise as much as $US 3.6bn in tax-exempt bonds for a high-speed line linking southern California with Las Vegas.

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