Brightline West High Speed Rail Better, Stronger, Faster

What if Brightline West had a higher budget or was a publicly run high speed rail project? What if instead of a freeway median-running compromise, it was build more like the flat-out high speed rail found in other countries? In this video I will analyze a hypothetical route aiming to average 150mph between Rancho Cucamonga, CA and Las Vegas, NV. Will I succeed? How will it be different that what Brightline West has planned? How much will I project it to cost? Find out inside!
Brightline West is a mostly privately funded high speed rail project between southern California and the Las Vegas area. It is currently estimated to cost $12.4 billion to construct, and could shuttle passengers from Rancho Cucamonga in California to the Las Vegas area in about two hours. Brightline West is set to begin heavy construction this year, 2025, and could be operating by 2030 or so.
For more information about what's currently happening with Brightline West, check out my video:
   • Brightline West 2025 High Speed Rail Proje...  

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Chapters:

0:00 Hey, It's Your Old Pal Lucid Stew, Again
0:27 Design Parameters
2:13 Rancho Cucamonga
3:21 Cajon Pass
4:30 Hesperia
5:40 Apple and Victor Valleys
6:26 Barstow
7:07 Between Barstow and Baker
7:48 Baker and the Halloran Grade
8:23 Shadow Valley and Mountain Pass
10:01 Southern Nevada and Las Vegas
11:20 Cost
12:02 Double-tracking
12:49 What Do You Think?
13:07 Up Next and Superthanks
13:28 See You On That Big, Beautiful Freeway!

Topics:

Brightline West
High speed rail
HSR
California
Nevada
Las Vegas
Rancho Cucamonga
Hesperia
Victor Valley
Siemens Velaro Novo
Tom Cruise
Mojave Desert
Apple Valley
Barstow
Interstate 15
Baker
Primm

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