Nevada-California MAGLEV Project

[TONYCLT]

California-Nevada Interstate Maglev project is proposing the construction of a 269-mile Maglev train line from Las Vegas, Nevada to Anaheim, California. $45 million was recieved for planning of the first 40 miles between Primm and Las Vegas. The proposed cost for the 40 mile line will be around $1.3 billion far less the the proposed Pittsburgh or Baltimore line of $3.7 billion.

Congress is looking over its new transportation bill now. The Senate just passed its own version last week, a $295 billion package. Of that, more than $3 billion has been authorized for maglev construction

Proposed Stops:

Las Vegas

Ivanpah Valley Airport

Primm, Nevada

Barstow, California

Victorville, California

Ontario, California

Anaheim, California

Los Angeles, California

[NcSc74]

That would be so cool. The way gas prices are here in the west I know I would use it. Nothing like taking the family on a weekend trip to LA without spending 200 dollars on gas. Our country is so behind when it comes to high speed transit. We are way to arrogant of a society to embrace things like this. The almighty automobile will have to soon take a back seat if we are to sevre ties to Middle east oil.

[TONYCLT]

The next meeting to discuss the MAGLEV project is to take place on August 9th 2007 at the SCAG headquarters in Los Angeles.