leemell
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The Railroad Industry News said:
18 Nov 2011 02:01 PM PST
The Bureau of Land Management approved on Thursday the right of way proposal for a high-speed rail line to run from Las Vegas, NV to Victorville, CA. The DesertXpress plan had already received approval from the Surface Transportation Board in October and from the Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration in July.
The Bureau of Land Management expects to use 821 acres of public land in addition to the 2,800 acres of private land for the rail line. In order to complete the $6.5 billion project, the company needs to receive about $4.9 billion in federal loans. Construction is estimated to begin early in 2012....
Now all they need is the money. <_<
18 Nov 2011 02:01 PM PST
The Bureau of Land Management approved on Thursday the right of way proposal for a high-speed rail line to run from Las Vegas, NV to Victorville, CA. The DesertXpress plan had already received approval from the Surface Transportation Board in October and from the Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration in July.
The Bureau of Land Management expects to use 821 acres of public land in addition to the 2,800 acres of private land for the rail line. In order to complete the $6.5 billion project, the company needs to receive about $4.9 billion in federal loans. Construction is estimated to begin early in 2012....
Now all they need is the money. <_<