Which Way, L.A.?
LA to Las Vegas… by Rail?
Since 2007, a company called XpressWest has been pushing for a bullet train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas along Interstate 15. It hasn't been able to raise money from private sources or get a loan from Washington.
By Warren Olney • • 15m ListenSince 2007, a company called XpressWest has been pushing for a bullet train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas along Interstate 15. It hasn't been able to raise money from private sources or get a loan from Washington. Now it's proposing a new, somewhat longer, route, making the trip by way of Palmdale, and a group of Chinese companies has come up with $100 million.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Paul von Zielbauer
Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Ralph Vartabedian
Los Angeles Times
Dan Sturges
US Transportation Research Board
Lisa Marie Alley
California High-Speed Rail Authority
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