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July 28, 2023 | Infrastructure

Environmental approval for Brightline West into Los Angeles

FRA approves western 78.4km section of Los Angeles - Las Vegas high-speed line.

November 16, 2022 | Infrastructure

Brightline West Las Vegas - LA high-speed line construction “to start in 2023”

Project aims to offer a journey time of to 2h 15min and reduce road traffic on Interstate 15.

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.

September 30, 2021 | Analysis

Bright times ahead for Brightline

The Inter-city operator is looking to the future as new trains arrive and new lines progress, as Richard Clinnick reports.

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.

March 9, 2021 | Financial

Virgin sues Brightline for $US 251.3m over naming contract

The lawsuit comes as Mike Reininger is named as Brightline CEO.

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.

November 3, 2020 | Financial

Brightline fails to sell bonds for Las Vegas - California line

BRIGHTLINE, United States, has announced that it has suspended the sale of bonds to support its $US 8.4bn Las Vegas - Southern California Brightline West high-speed line following a failure to source buyers.

October 28, 2020 | High-speed

Work on Brightline West high-speed line expected in 2020

PRIVATE railway Brightline has released a construction schedule for its Las Vegas - southern California high-speed line, which will be called Brightline West. After the completion of a bond sale to help pay for the initial phase, construction is expected to begin later this year and will be completed in 2024.

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